Reykjaborg
| Name | Reykjaborg | ||
| Type: | Steam trawler | ||
| Tonnage | 687 tons | ||
| Completed | 1927 - Ateliers & Chantiers Maritimes du Sud-Ouest, Bordeaux | ||
| Owner | Hlutafélagið Mjölnir, Reykjavík | ||
| Homeport | Reykjavik | ||
| Date of attack | 10 Mar 1941 | Nationality:  Icelandic | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-552 (Erich Topp) | ||
| Position | Grid AM 2529 - See estimated map location (58.24N11.25W) * | ||
| Complement | 15 (13 dead and 2 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Reykjavik (8 Mar) - Fleetwood | ||
| Cargo | Fish | ||
| History | Completed in January 1927 as Cap à l´Aigle for Canu, Obellianne, Wimille & Cie, Boulogne. In January 1936 sold to Iceland and renamed Reykjaborg (RE 64). | ||
| Notes on loss | At 20.52 hours on 10 Mar, 1941, U-552 hit the Reykjaborg with a dud and then fired 103 rounds from the deck gun and 592 rounds from the 2cm AA gun at the vessel between 23.14 and 23.47 hours. The trawler sank about 459 miles southeast of Iceland. One of the three survivors that managed to reach a raft died but on 14 March the others were picked up by HMS Pimpernel (K 71) (Lt F.H. Thornton, RNR) escorting the convoy OB-296 and later landed at Greenock. She was probably the largest Icelandic-owned trawler at the time. | ||
* Estimated position shown here is based on positions of losses in a roughly the same German grid code. It may be a bit off but should give a good idea as to where the attack took place.
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