Re: More transfers/Aug./Sept. messages - M/S Bonneville
Posted by ERIC OLSEN
ekolsen1@ns.sympatico.ca on August 17, 2001.
MY GRANDFATHER WAS KILLED WHEN THE UBOATS SUNK THE MS BONNEVILLE OFF OF ICELAND. I AM TRYING TO GET SOME INFO ON IT CAN ANYONE HELP?
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Posted by Terry Whalebone
twhalebone@cwctv.net on August 18.
mv Bonneville`was built at Odense in 1929 for Klavenes & Co of Oslo.
On 10 March 1943 when in convoy SC121 she was torpedoed by U405, position 58 45N 21 57W.
As part of her cargo she was carrying the landing craft LCT 2341.
Of the crew 36 were killed and 7 survived.
At the time of the attack U405 was based at Bergen.