Frisco
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| Name | Frisco | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1.582 tons | ||
| Completed | 1939 - Porsgrund Mek Verksted, Porsgrunn | ||
| Owner | Chr. J. Reim, Porsgrunn | ||
| Homeport | Porsgrunn | ||
| Date of attack | 13 Jan, 1942 | Nationality:  Norwegian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-130 (Ernst Kals) | ||
| Position | 44.50N, 60.20W - Grid BB 58 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 16 (13 dead and 3 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Savannah - Argentia, Newfoundland | ||
| Cargo | Lumber | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 01.18 hours on 13 Jan, 1942, the Frisco (Master Thor Thorsen) was hit by two torpedoes from U-130 off Long Island and sank. The master, the first mate, the second mate/radio operator and an ordinary seaman were killed. In the afternoon of 14 January, three survivors in a lifeboat were picked up by the Danish merchant Mjoanes in 46°24N/57°20W and taken to North Sydney, arriving two days later. Another lifeboat with 9 men was never seen again. | ||
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