Erna III
British Steam merchant
Photo courtesy of Danish Maritime Museum, Elsinore
| Name | Erna III | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,590 tons | ||
| Completed | 1930 - Helsingørs Jernskibs-og Maskinbyggeri A/S, Elsinore | ||
| Owner | Constantine Shipping Co Ltd, Middlesbrough | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 22 Sep 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-562 (Horst Hamm) | ||
| Position | 61.45N, 35.15W - Grid AD 7835 | ||
| Complement | 25 (25 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | ON-16 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Swansea - Milford Haven (12 Sep) - Montreal | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Completed in October 1930 as Danish Erna for A/S D/S Vesterhavet (J. Lauritzen), Esbjerg. On 26 Jun, 1940, taken over by Britain and renamed Erna III by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT).
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| Notes on loss | At 02.33 hours on 22 Sep, 1941, the Erna III (Master Knud Christian Sorensen), a straggler from convoy ON-16, was hit amidships by one torpedo from U-562 and sank within 14 minutes northeast of Cape Farewell. The master, 22 crew members and two gunners were lost. | ||
| Crewlists | We have listing of 25 people who were on this vessel | ||
Location of attack on Erna III.
ship sunk.
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