Bennestvet
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| Name | Bennestvet | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 2.438 tons | ||
| Completed | 1937 - A/S Moss Værft & Dokk, Moss | ||
| Owner | Th. Brøvig, Farsund | ||
| Homeport | Farsund | ||
| Date of attack | 15 Jun, 1942 | Nationality:  Norwegian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-172 (Carl Emmermann) | ||
| Position | 10.47N, 82.12W - Grid EB 8741 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 25 (12 dead and 13 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | New Orleans - Cristobal | ||
| Cargo | War material | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 20.00 hours on 15 Jun, 1942, the Bennestvet (Master Olaf Nøstdahl) was hit by a torpedo from U-172 and sank within one minute. Eleven Norwegians and one foreigner died, the first engineer was the only surviving officer. The U-boat surfaced, questioned the survivors and gave them two loaves of bread. A few days later the survivors were located by an aircraft, were picked up by a patrol vessel and taken to Cristobal. | ||
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