World War IIMV Valparaiso

The Swedish MV Valparaiso departed Halifax on 18 December 1940, bound for Glasgow. The vessel was torpedoed on 31 December by the German U-boat U-38. The entire crew, including two Norwegians, perished in the sinking.

About MV Valparaiso

  • Nationality

    Flag Norway

  • Built

    1917

  • Wrecked

    18.12.1940

  • Carrier

    Axel Axelson Johnson, Stockholm.

  • Tonnage

    6550 dvt

Casualties