FV Nyggjaberg
FV Nyggjaberg was a Faeroese Trawler that was torpedoed by the German submarine U-701 in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of Iceland on 7 March 1942 while she was travelling from the Faroe Islands to the Icelandic Fishing grounds.[1]
 Nyggjaberg on a Faroe stamp. | |
| History | |
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| Name: |
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| Owner: | Ellefsen & Mortensen |
| Builder: | Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd. |
| Yard number: | 244 |
| Launched: | 19 June 1916 |
| Completed: | September 1916 |
| Identification: |
    OZAL |
| Fate: | Torpedoed and sunk 7 March 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Trawler |
| Tonnage: | 272 GRT |
| Length: | 42.7 metres (140 ft 1 in) |
| Beam: | 7.3 metres (23 ft 11 in) |
| Depth: | 4 metres (13 ft 1 in) |
| Installed power: | 1 x 3 cyl. triple expansion steam engine |
| Propulsion: | Screw propeller |
| Speed: | 10.5 knots |
| Crew: | 21 |
Construction
Nyggjaberg was launched in June 1916 at the Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd. shipyard in Hull, United Kingdom and completed in September of the same year. The ship was 42.7 metres (140 ft 1 in) long, had a beam of 7.3 metres (23 ft 11 in) and had a depth of 4 metres (13 ft 1 in). She was assessed at 272 GRT and had 1 x 3 cyl. triple expansion steam engine driving a single screw propellor. The ship could generate 82 n.h.p. with a speed of 10.5 knots.[1]
Sinking
Nyggjaberg left the Faroe Islands for the Icelandic Fishing grounds on 15 February 1942. On 7 March 1942 at 23.14 pm when she was hit on starboard side by a G7e torpedo from the German submarine U-701 southeast of Iceland. She sank within two minutes with no survivors from her 21 man crew.[2]
Wreck
The wreck of Nyggjaberg lies at (63°09′N 13°22′W).[2]
References
- "FV Nyggjaberg (+1942)". wrecksite.eu. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- "Nyggjaberg". uboat.net. 1995. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
