Fanefjeld
Norwegian Steam merchant
Photo courtesy of Norsk Maritimt Museum
| Name | Fanefjeld | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,355 tons | ||
| Completed | 1921 - C. van der Giessen & Zonen’s Scheepswerven NV, Krimpen aan den IJssel | ||
| Owner | Harald Grieg Martens, Bergen | ||
| Homeport | Bergen | ||
| Date of attack | 9 Apr 1942 | Nationality:  Norwegian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-252 (Kai Lerchen) | ||
| Position | 66° 15'N, 23° 52'W - Grid AE 4112 | ||
| Complement | 24 (24 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Bíldudalur, Iceland (8 Apr) - Isafjord | ||
| Cargo | Salt | ||
| History | Completed in March 1921 | ||
| Notes on event | The Fanefjeld (Master Haakon Næss) was reported missing with a crew of 22, one passenger and the Icelandic pilot Sigurdur Oddson after leaving Bíldudalur for Isafjord on 8 April 1942. On 10 April, an unidentifiable body and a life buoy marked Fanef... were found by the Icelandic fishing vessel Eimskipas at Ørnundafjord. A search was carried out in the area but nothing more was found. It was assumed that she was sunk by an aircraft or mine. U-252 reported the sinking of a steamer of 2000 grt off the northwest tip of Iceland at 10.04 hours on 9 April. This must have been the Fanefjeld. | ||
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| On board | We have details of 24 people who were on board. | ||
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