Chr. Knudsen
Norwegian Motor merchant
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Chr. Knudsen | ||
| Type: | Motor merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,904 tons | ||
| Completed | 1925 - Burmeister & Wain´s Maskin & Skibsbyggeri A/S, Copenhagen | ||
| Owner | Gunnar Knudsen, Porsgrunn | ||
| Homeport | Porsgrunn | ||
| Date of attack | 10 Apr 1942 | Nationality:  Norwegian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-85 (Eberhard Greger) | ||
| Position | 39° 00'N, 73° 00'W - Grid CA 55 | ||
| Complement | 33 (33 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | New York (8 Apr) - Capetown - Alexandria | ||
| Cargo | General cargo and nitrate | ||
| History | Completed in August 1925 | ||
| Notes on event | On 8 April 1942 the unescorted Chr. Knudsen (Master Bjarne Sand) departed New York and went missing thereafter. She was very likely torpedoed and sunk on or around 10 April by U-85, which was herself lost only four days later. | ||
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| On board | We have details of 33 people who were on board. | ||
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