Ships hit by U-boats


Bayard

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NameBayard
Type:Motor merchant
Tonnage2,160 tons
Completed1936 - Akers Mekaniske Verksted A/S, Oslo 
OwnerFred Olsen & Co, Oslo 
HomeportOslo 
Date of attack6 Jul 1942Nationality:      Norwegian
 
FateSunk by U-67 (Günther Müller-Stöckheim)
Position29.35N, 88.44W - Grid DA 9326
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Complement32 (11 dead and 21 survivors).
Convoy
RouteNew Orleans (5 Jul) - Cristobal 
CargoGeneral cargo 
History  
Notes on loss

Master of the Bayard was Arvid Heiberg. The 21 survivors were picked up by a seaplane and taken to New Orleans for medical care.

 


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