Rijnstroom
| Name | Rijnstroom | ||
| Type: | Motor merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 695 tons | ||
| Completed | 1937 - C. van der Giessen & Zonenīs Scheepswerven NV, Krimpen | ||
| Owner | Hollandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij NV, Amsterdam | ||
| Homeport | Amsterdam | ||
| Date of attack | 2 Mar, 1940 | Nationality:  Dutch | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-17 (Udo Behrens) | ||
| Position | 51.36N, 02.54E - Grid AN 8753 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 12 (12 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | The Downs - Amsterdam | ||
| Cargo | General cargo | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 21.59 hours on 2 Mar, 1940, U-17 fired a torpedo at a ship reported as a full loaden tanker of estimated 9000 tons from a distance of 1200 metres. The ship was hit in the bow and sank within five minutes. This must have been the Rijnstroom (Master L. Verhoef), which had been reported missing. Only a capsized lifeboat, some lifebuoys, deckplanks and part of the cargo were later found adrift. A Dutch ship also picked up an empty raft. | ||
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