Minsk
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| Name | Minsk | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1.229 tons | ||
| Completed | 1911 - Burmeister & Wain´s Maskin & Skibsbyggeri A/S, Copenhagen | ||
| Owner | Det Forenede Dampskibs Selskab, Copenhagen | ||
| Homeport | Middelfart | ||
| Date of attack | 19 Mar, 1940 | Nationality:  Danish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-19 (Joachim Schepke) | ||
| Position | 58.07N, 02.39W - Grid AN 1680 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 20 (11 dead and 9 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Manchester - Kirkwall - Esbjerg | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 21.35 hours on 19 Mar, 1940, U-19 spotted two steamers and attacked the first at 22.21 hours with one torpedo, which struck in the engine room and caused the Minsk to sink within six minutes. At 22.37 hours, a second torpedo was fired, which struck the Charkow and caused her to sink by the stern within four minutes. Nine survivors from Minsk were picked up by HMS Esk (H 15) (Cdr J.G. Bickford, DSC, RN) and landed at Invergordon on 19 March. | ||
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