Veronica
Swedish Steam merchant
| Name | Veronica | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,316 tons | ||
| Completed | 1918 - Limhamns Skeppsvarf A/B, Limhamn | ||
| Owner | Joh. Gorthon, Helsingborg | ||
| Homeport | Helsingborg | ||
| Date of attack | 17 Nov 1940 | Nationality:  Swedish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-137 (Herbert Wohlfarth) | ||
| Position | 55.20N, 08.45W - Grid AM 5289 | ||
| Complement | 20 (17 dead and 3 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | HG-46 | ||
| Route | Aguilas, Spain - Gibraltar - Barrow-in-Furness | ||
| Cargo | 1800 tons of iron ore | ||
| History | Completed in August 1918 for Rederi A/B Activ, Helsingborg. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 17.30 hours on 17 Nov, 1940, U-137 spotted two ships from the convoy HG-46 and sank both with one torpedo each north-northwest of Tory Island. The Saint Germain was hit at 20.14 hours and the Veronica (Master R. Elmquist) at 20.40 hours. The survivors on a raft were picked up after five days by a fishing trawler and landed at Londonderry. | ||
Location of attack on Veronica.
ship sunk.
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