Nyggjaberg
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| Name | Nyggjaberg | ||
| Type: | Steam trawler | ||
| Tonnage | 349 tons | ||
| Completed | 1916 - Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley | ||
| Owner | S.J. Ellefsen & M.J. Mortensen, Midvaag | ||
| Homeport | Midvaag | ||
| Date of attack | 7 Mar, 1942 | Nationality:  Faroese | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-701 (Horst Degen) | ||
| Position | Grid AE 8265 - See estimated map location (62.36N15.09W) * | ||
| Complement | 21 (21 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Faroes - Fishing grounds off Iceland | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | Completed in September 1916 as St. Hubert (H 493) for St. Andrew´s Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Hull. 1939 sold to the Faroe Islands and renamed Nyggjaberg (VA 82). | ||
| Notes on loss | At 23.14 hours on 7 Mar, 1942, the Nyggjaberg was hit by one torpedo from U-701 and sank within two minutes south of Iceland. | ||
* 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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