Egholm
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| Name | Egholm | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,317 tons | ||
| Completed | 1924 - Frederikshavns Vaerft & Flydedok A/S, Frederikshavn | ||
| Owner | Ellermanīs Wilson Line Ltd, Hull | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 25 Feb 1945 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-2322 (Fridtjof Heckel) | ||
| Position | 55.50N, 01.32W - Grid AN 5154 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 26 (5 dead and 21 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | FS-1739 | ||
| Route | Leith - London | ||
| Cargo | General cargo | ||
| History | Completed in February 1924 as Danish Egholm for Det Forenede D/S (DFDS), Copenhagen. 1940 taken over by Britain and transferred to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). | ||
| Notes on loss | On 25 Feb, 1945, the Egholm (Master K.S. Kristensen) in convoy FS-1739 was torpedoed and sunk by U-2322 southeast of Holy Island. Two crew members and three gunners were lost. The master and 20 crew members landed in Tyne. | ||
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