Biarritz
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| Name | Biarritz | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1.752 tons | ||
| Completed | 1922 - Akers Mekaniske Verksted A/S, Oslo (#403) | ||
| Owner | Fred Olsen & Co, Oslo | ||
| Homeport | Oslo | ||
| Date of attack | 25 Jan, 1940 | Nationality:  Norwegian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-14 (Herbert Wohlfarth) | ||
| Position | 52.39N, 04.15E - Grid AN 8462 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 58 (37 dead and 21 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Antwerp - Oslo | ||
| Cargo | General cargo | ||
| History | Completed October 1922 | ||
| Notes on loss | At 02.30 hours on 25 Jan, 1940, the Biarritz was torpedoed by U-14 36 nautical miles northwest of Ymuiden. She sank quickly and only one lifeboat with 19 people set off. 26 crewmen and 11 passengers (among them several women) died. 21 survivors and three bodies were picked up by the Norwegian steam merchant Borgholm, which sailed nearby and were taken to Ymuiden. Several passengers were sailors who paid off their ships and were on their way home. | ||
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