Ships hit by U-boats


Holmsteinn

Icelandic Motor fishing vessel



Holmsteinn

NameHolmsteinn
Type:Motor fishing vessel
Tonnage16 tons
Completed1940 - Ísafjörður, Iceland 
OwnerKaldbakur, Þingeyri 
HomeportÞingeyri 
Date of attack31 May 1941Nationality:      Icelandic
 
FateSunk by U-204 (Walter Kell)
PositionGrid AD 5371
Complement4 (4 dead - no survivors)
Convoy
Route 
Cargo 
History  
Notes on loss

At 05.15 hours on 31 May 1941, the Holmsteinn (Master Ásgeir Sigurðsson) was sunk by gunfire by U-204 north-northwest of Dyrafjord, Iceland.

 
CrewlistsWe have listing of 4 people who were on this vessel 


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