Besholt
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| Name | Besholt | ||
| Type: | Motor merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4.977 tons | ||
| Completed | 1936 - Kockums Mekaniska Verksteds A/B, Malmö | ||
| Owner | S. Holter-Sørensen, Oslo | ||
| Homeport | Oslo | ||
| Date of attack | 2 Dec, 1942 | Nationality:  Norwegian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-174 (Ulrich Thilo) | ||
| Position | 03.20N, 30.30W - Grid ER 9798 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 42 (14 dead and 28 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Lobito - New York | ||
| Cargo | copper, tin and palmoil | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 23.17 hours on 2 Dec, 1942, the Besholt (Master Leif Langefoss) was torpedoed by U-174 and sank very quickly. 14 died, among them the master and an American female passenger. The survivors had abandoned ship in two lifeboats, one reached land near Camosim, Brazil on 11 December, while the other reached Canaris Bar near Parnahiba on 14 December, after having sailed 800 miles. The first mate Storaas was also on board the Torny which had been sunk by U-507 (Schacht) on 8 May 1942. | ||
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