Korsholm
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| Name | Korsholm | ||
| Type: | Motor merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 2.647 tons | ||
| Completed | 1925 - Götaverken A/B, Gothenburg | ||
| Owner | A/B Svenska Amerika-Mexiko Linien, Gothenburg | ||
| Homeport | Gothenburg | ||
| Date of attack | 13 Apr, 1942 | Nationality:  Swedish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-123 (Reinhard Hardegen) | ||
| Position | 28.21N, 80.22W - Grid DB 9426 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 26 (9 dead and 17 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Fernandina Beach, Florida - Tampa - Halifax - Liverpool | ||
| Cargo | 4593 tons of phosphate | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | After 07.45 hours on 13 Apr, 1942, the unescorted Korsholm was shelled by U-123, caught fire and sank about 70 miles off Cape Canaveral. The U-boat fired 27 rounds of 10.5cm, 86 rounds of 3.7cm and 120 rounds of 2cm. The master and eight crew members were lost. | ||
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