Gundersen
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| Name | Gundersen | ||
| Type: | Motor merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1.841 tons | ||
| Completed | 1927 - Götaverken A/B, Gothenburg | ||
| Owner | Christian Gundersen & Co, Oslo | ||
| Homeport | Oslo | ||
| Date of attack | 2 Jul, 1942 | Nationality:  Norwegian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-129 (Hans-Ludwig Witt) | ||
| Position | 23.33N, 92.35W - Grid DL 4146 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 23 (1 dead and 22 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Tela, Honduras (29 Jun) - Galveston | ||
| Cargo | Bananas | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 06.16 hours on 2 Jul, 1942, the unescorted Gundersen (Master Bjarne Jørgensen) was torpedoed and sunk by gunfire by U-129. 22 survivors were picked up by the steam merchant Dea taken to Progreso on 3 July. | ||
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