Fjord
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| Name | Fjord | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4.032 tons | ||
| Completed | 1914 - Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Willington Quay-on-Tyne | ||
| Owner | Anton Meidell, Bergen | ||
| Homeport | Bergen | ||
| Date of attack | 2 Dec, 1941 | Nationality:  Norwegian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-557 (Ottokar Arnold Paulshen) | ||
| Position | Grid CG 9619 - See estimated map location (35.59N05.17W) * | ||
| Complement | 36 (14 dead and 22 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Aguilas, Spain - Gibraltar - Barrow | ||
| Cargo | 5900 tons of iron ore | ||
| History | Built as Orla, 1937 renamed Fjord | ||
| Notes on loss | At 20.33 hours on 2 Dec, 1941, the Fjord (Master Halfdan Tønder) was torpedoed by U-557 off Estepona Point, Spain. She sank so quickly that the crew had to jump overboard. The Norwegian master, 10 other Norwegians, one Estonia, one British and one Canadian died. The 22 survivors rescued themselves on two rafts, which floated free when the ship sank and reached land at Estepona. The Allied consulates got busy investigating the case, as it was obvious the U-boat had been within the neutral Spanish territorial waters at the time. | ||
* Estimated position shown here is based on positions of losses in a roughly the same German grid code. It may be a bit off but should give a good idea as to where the attack took place.
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