Jarlinn
Icelandic Steam trawler
Jarlinn under former registration number EA590
| Name | Jarlinn | ||
| Type: | Steam trawler | ||
| Tonnage | 190 tons | ||
| Completed | 1890 - T. Charlton, Grimsby | ||
| Owner | Jarlinn, Kothúsum í Garði | ||
| Homeport | Garður | ||
| Date of attack | 5 Sep 1941 | Nationality:  Icelandic | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-141 (Philipp Schüler) | ||
| Position | Grid AM 2522 | ||
| Complement | 11 (11 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Fleetwood (3 Sep) - Reykjavik | ||
| Cargo | Fish | ||
| History | Completed in October 1890 as British Stanley Africanus and registered in Grimsby with the number GY267. Later sold to Sweden, renamed Anders and registered in Gothenburg. 1925 sold to Iceland and registered in Reykjavik with the number RE263. 1929 renamed Hljer (RE263) for Magnus Vangsson, Isafirdi. In July 1930 renamed Jarlinn (RE263) for Kolbein Finnsson, Reykjavik. 1935 sold to Helgi Palsson and registered in Akureyri with the number EA590. In January 1940 sold to Reykjavik and in June 1941 to Garður, given the new registration number GK372. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 23.37 hours on 5 Sep, 1941, the Jarlinn (Master Jóhannes Jónsson) was hit amidships by one torpedo from U-141 and sank immediately with all hands. | ||
| Revisions | Revised in December 2009 by Gudmundur: The ship had been listed as Anders (RE263), being sold in June 1941, which was incorrect. The change in June 1941 was only its registration number, not the name. The master was not named Theodór Óskarsson, he was an able seaman on board - and the son of the owner. Updated data according to Icelandic ownership records and obituary/memorial newspaper article.
Case reference at Icelandic National Archives: "Þjóðskjalasafn, Sýslumaðurinn í Hafnarfirði, 2006, JH, 7, 37, 1925-1941: Skipaskráning ásamt fylgiskjölum, Jarlinn GK372 smíðaár 1890, áður: Anders RE263 1925, Hljer RE263, Jarlinn EA590 1935" | ||
| Crewlists | We have listing of 11 people who were on this vessel | ||
Location of attack on Jarlinn.
ship sunk.
* Estimated position shown here is based on positions of losses in a roughly the same German grid code. It may be a bit off but should give a good idea as to where the attack took place.
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