World War IIMT Barfonn
MT Barfonn var på reise i konvoi fra Texas City til Clyde med 13450 tonn bensin. MT Barfonn ble senket 17. oktober 1941 av den tyske ubåten U-432 i posisjon 57N, 2430W. Alle mann sto klare ved livbåtene da angrepet begynte. Båtene ble straks låret og la seg avventende nær skipet med 23 mann om bord. Sju mann bestemte seg for å se tiden an om bord i Barfonn, da disse trodde skipet ville holde seg flytende. Men en ny torpedo traff skipet, og fire mann ble slengt over bord. De to andre kom seg på flåte og ble tatt opp av en korvett. Folkene i livbåtene ble også tatt opp av korvett. Åtte nordmenn, to kanadiere, to briter, en svenske og en danske omkom.
MT Barfonn was on a journey in convoy from Texas City to Clyde with 13450 ton gasoline. MT Barfonn was sunk at the 17th of October 1941 by the German uboat U-432 in the position 57N, 2430W. The entire crew was ready at the lifeboats when the assault started. The lifeboats were quickly lowered to the water surface and sticked close to the ship with 23 passengers. Seven men decided to stay at the ship, as they believed the ship would stay afloat, but a new torpedo struck the ship and four men were flung off the ship.The two others managed to get on a raft and was rescued by a Corvette. The passengers in the lifeboats was also rescued by a Corvette. Eight Norwegians, two Canadians, Two Britons, a Swede and a Dane perished in the sinking.
About MT Barfonn
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Nationality
Norway
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Built
1931
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Wrecked
17.10.1941
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Carrier
Sigval Bergesen, Stavanger
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Tonnage
14800 dvt
