Flensburg
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| Name | Flensburg | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 6.421 tons | ||
| Completed | 1922 - Flensburger Schiffsbau-Ges., Flensburg | ||
| Owner | Halcyon-Lijn NV, Rotterdam | ||
| Homeport | Rotterdam | ||
| Date of attack | 9 Oct, 1942 | Nationality:  Dutch | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-201 (Günther Rosenberg) | ||
| Position | 10.45N, 46.48W - Grid EF 9773 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 48 (0 dead and 48 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Alexandria - Durban (9 Sep) - Trinidad - New York | ||
| Cargo | 3400 tons of water ballast and 997 bags of British military mail | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 01.23 hours on 9 Oct, 1942, the unescorted Flensburg (Master W.G. de Neef) was hit by one torpedo from U-202 about 500 miles from Surinam. The ship had already been hit by a dud torpedo the day before. The torpedo struck on the starboard side amidships and caused a heavy list to port. All crew members safely abandoned ship in two lifeboats before the ship sank rapidly after being hit by a coup de grâce at 07.35 hours. At dawn the boats set sail for Surinam keeping course with a compass at a speed of 3 to 4 knots. On 13 October, the survivors were spotted by a Yugoslavian merchant that picked them up along with their boats. When they learned that the ship was en route unescorted to Durban they preferred to be again lowered in their boats than to make another Atlantic crossing. They were provided with fresh water and provisions and set sail for Surinam. After two days the boats were sighted by an American aircraft that dropped a packet with emergency rations. Already the next day they reached the mouth of the river Marowijne in Surinam, where they met the Dutch landing craft Prinses Juliana that towed the boats to Albina. | ||
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