Arijon
French Steam merchant
| Name | Arijon | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,374 tons | ||
| Completed | 1938 - W. Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool | ||
| Owner | Cie de Navigation d’Orbigny, La Rochelle | ||
| Homeport | La Rochelle | ||
| Date of attack | 22 Nov 1939 | Nationality:  French | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-43 (Wilhelm Ambrosius) | ||
| Position | 45° 40'N, 4° 50'W - Grid BF 5887 | ||
| Complement | 41 (16 dead and 25 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | 14-BS | ||
| Route | Antwerp - Buenos Aires | ||
| Cargo | Steel bars, sheets, section hoops and paper | ||
| History | Completed in October 1938 | ||
| Notes on event | At 16.05 hours on 22 Nov 1939 the Arijon in convoy 14-BS was hit forward of amidships by one torpedo from U-43 and sank within a few minutes in the Bay of Biscay. 14 crew members and two gunners were lost. The survivors were rescued by the French armed trawler Cap Nord. | ||
| On board | We have details of 16 people who were on board. | ||
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