Nordvangen
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| Name | Nordvangen | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 2.400 tons | ||
| Completed | 1929 - International Shipbuilding & Engineering Co Ltd, Danzig | ||
| Owner | Gorrissen & Co A/S, Oslo | ||
| Homeport | Oslo | ||
| Date of attack | 20 Feb, 1942 | Nationality:  Norwegian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-129 (Asmus Nicolai Clausen) | ||
| Position | 10.50N, 60.54W - Grid EO 1518 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 24 (24 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Paramaribo (18 Feb) - Trinidad - New Orleans | ||
| Cargo | Bauxite | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 03.59 hours on 20 Feb, 1942, the Nordvangen (Master Hagbart Karlsen) was hit in the stern by one torpedo from U-129 and sank within one minute. 19 Norwegian, four Dutch and one Danish crew member were lost. The ship had been reported missing, but on 6 March, a marked lifeboat and some debris was washed ashore at Trinidad. | ||
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