D/S Telnes

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Final Fate - 1940:

Believed to have been torpedoed and sunk by U-55 (Heidel) on Jan. 19-1940, northwest of the Orkneys, on a voyage from New York with general cargo for Rotterdam and Antwerp, having left New York on Jan. 9. All 18 on board died (Norway was still neutral). The U-boat was sunk on Jan. 30.

Book 1 of "Handelsflåten i krig" by Atle Thowsen says that one of the survivors from U-55, Oberbootsmaat Friedrich Jacobi indicated that the U-boat had sunk 4 ships in the days leading up to her own sinking on Jan. 30, the times and positions pointing to the Telnes having been sunk on Jan. 19 and the Norwegian Segovia in the morning of Jan. 21. The other 2 ships were the Swedish D/S Foxen and D/S Andalusia.

There's a thread about this vessel on my Ship Forum.

These names were found at the Memorial for Seamen in Stavern, Norway: (listed in alphabetical order)
† Captain Ingvald Berg Thomassen	† Stoker Finn William Dagsvik	† Donkeyman Hjalmar Eriksen	† Mate/Radio Operator Arne Hofseth	† Chief Engineer Karl Holtan	† Stoker Sigvard Johannes Lie
† Deck Boy Daniel Løgevik	† Able Seaman Martin Vilhelm Løkås	† Deck Boy Olaf Madsen	† Jr. Ordinary Seaman Ingvald Johan A. Myreng	† Engineer Edvar Johan Olsen	† Ordinary Seaman Martin Olsen
† Stoker Einar Olsen Vik	† Seaman Irvin Ludvig Pedersen	† Mate Knut Normann Pedersen	† Able Seaman Erling Smith Jahnsen	† Able Seaman Olai Johannes Steinset	† Steward Magnus Elias Voldsund

Related external links:
Stavern Memorial commemorations

U-55 - Has info on her loss

The loss of Foxen
The loss of Andalusia
see also:
The loss of Keramiai

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