Solglimt
| Name | Solglimt |
| Type | Sailing vessel
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| GRT | 1,037 tons |
| Country |  Norwegian |
| Built | 1883
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| Builder | Huijgens & van Gelder, Amsterdam
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| Operator | A/S Glimt (Jacobsen & Thon, Fredrikstad), Kristiania
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| History | Iron-hulled bark with wood seathing. Built as Catharina for J. Veth, Amsterdam. Sold to J. M. Jonasen m.fl. of Sarpsborg in 1893, the first in a series of Norwegian owners. In 1916, A/S Glimt (Jacobsen & Thon, Fredrikstad) acquired the vessel, which was renamed Solglimt in January 1917.
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U-boat attacks on Sailing vessel Solglimt
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
| 1 | 10 Aug 1917 | U 75 (Fritz Schmolling) | Sunk | Stopped near the Faroe Islands on August 10, 1917 by U 44. The crew abandoned the bark, but for reasons that are unclear, U 44 did not sink the vessel. U 75 came across the drafting, abandoned Solglimt on August 19 and sank her by gunnery.
| 61° 44'N, 3° 05'W
| Rosario – Kristiania
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Position of attack on Solglimt
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