Skrim
Norwegian Steam merchant
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| Name | Skrim | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,902 tons | ||
| Completed | 1917 - A/B Lindholmens Varv, Gothenburg | ||
| Owner | Einar Lange, Oslo | ||
| Homeport | Oslo | ||
| Date of attack | 6 Dec 1940 | Nationality:  Norwegian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-43 (Wolfgang Lüth) | ||
| Position | 53° 00'N, 21° 00'W - Grid AL 8225 | ||
| Complement | 23 (23 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | OB-252 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Grangemouth (15 Nov) - Aberdeen (25 Nov) - Oban (1 Dec) - Sydney | ||
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| History | Completed in October 1917 as Swedish Viken for Förnyade Ångfartygs-A/B Viking (G. Carlsson), Gothenburg. 1920 renamed Textil for R. Gohle. 1922 renamed Dagali for John P. Pedersen & Son, Oslo. 1935 renamed Skrim for Rederi A/S Skrim (Einar Lange), Oslo. | ||
| Notes on event | The Skrim (Master Max Emil Gran) straggled from convoy OB-252 due to bad weather on 4 December and was never seen again. At 22.48 hours on 6 Dec 1940, U-43 hit a ship going west in the stern with a torpedo and observed it sinking in 63 seconds. The ship had been spotted at 18.47 hours and missed with a first torpedo at 22.26 hours. This vessel was probably the Skrim. | ||
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| On board | We have details of 22 people who were on board. | ||
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