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D/S Faro To Faro on the "Ships starting with F" page. Manager: E. B. Aabye, Oslo Built by Unterweser Schiffbau Ges. A/G, Wesermünde in 1918. Captain: John Birger Christensen.
Faro was on a voyage in ballast from Sarpsborg, Norway to Methil when she was torpedoed and sunk on Jan. 27-1940 by U-20 (Klot-Heydenfeldt), 15 n. miles southeast of Copinsay, Orkneys. She drifted ashore near Copinsay (Taracliff Bay) the following day. 8 died out of a complement of 15. A website visitor has told me that "Shipwreck Index of the British Isles states she was taken in tow, but was later abandoned by the crew and drifted ashore (at Taracliff), declared a total constructive loss the following day. 58 54 46N 02 45 52W. The following men are commemorated at the Memorial for Seamen in Stavern, Norway:
U-20 also sank the neutral Hosanger that day. Related external links: Operations Information for U-20 Back to Faro on the "Ships starting with F" page. The text on this page was compiled with the help of: "Nortraships flåte", J. R. Hegland, "Axis Submarine Successes of World War Two", Jürgen Rohwer, and misc.
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