Rydboholm
| Name | Rydboholm | ||
| Type: | Motor merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 3.197 tons | ||
| Completed | 1933 - Götaverken A/B, Gothenburg | ||
| Owner | A/B Svenska Amerika-Mexiko Linien, Gothenburg | ||
| Homeport | Gothenburg | ||
| Date of attack | 26 Feb, 1941 | Nationality:  Swedish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-47 (Günther Prien) | ||
| Position | 55.32N, 14.24W - Grid AM 4236 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 28 (0 dead and 28 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | OB-290 | ||
| Route | Garston - Liverpool - Freetown | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | In the early morning on 26 Feb, 1941, U-47 attacked the convoy OB-290 and reported four ships of 22.000 tons sunk. In fact, the Kasongo, Rydboholm and Borgland were sunk and the Diala was damaged. The Rydboholm was hit on the port side in the bow by one torpedo. She sank slowly with her propeller above water and the crew abandoned the ship. Still afloat in the morning, she was reboarded by the crew, but foundered in 55°48N/14°25W when the wind increased. The 26 crew members and two passengers were picked up by HMS Pimpernel (K 71) (Lt F.H. Thornton, RNR). | ||
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