The ship was built for the German shipping line Stange & Dreyer GmbH in 1922 and got the name Ingeborg. Three years later, in 1925, it was sold to the Norwegian shipping company Richard Amlie & Sverre Amlie (Amlie & Amlie) in Haugesund, and renamed Sneland I.
On 6 May 1945 the ship was a member of Convoy EN 491, which departed Hull bound for Belfast via Methil.[2] On 7 May 1945, the convoy was attacked by U-2336 and two ships were sunk, Sneland I and Avondale Park, which became the last merchant ships to be sunk by a German U-boat during the Second World War. The sinking, at about 22:45 on 7 May 1945, was in the last hours of the Second World War in Europe, with the official surrender taking place at 23:01 on 8 May 1945.[3]
Sneland I sank at 56°10′N02°31′W / 56.167°N 2.517°W / 56.167; -2.517. Seven of the 29 crew were lost. A signal had been sent to the U-boats on 4 May 1945 ordering them to surrender but U-2336 did not receive the signal.[4]
^Eberhard Rössler: U-Boottyp XXIII. 2nd extended edition, Bernard & Graefe, Bonn 2002, ISBN3-7637-6236-1, pp. 109–112, (German).
January 01, 1970
sneland, sneland, norwegian, snowland, cargo, ship, which, built, nüscke, shipyard, stettin, grabow, then, germany, 1922, last, merchant, ship, torpedoed, germany, second, world, 1945, before, german, surrender, history, namesneland, ownerstange, dreyer, gmbh,. Sneland I Norwegian for snowland one was a 1 791 GRT cargo ship which was built by Nuscke amp Co shipyard at Stettin Grabow then Germany in 1922 She was the last merchant ship to be torpedoed by Germany in the Second World War on 7 May 1945 one day before German surrender 1 History NameSneland I OwnerStange amp Dreyer GmbH 1922 1925 Richard Amlie amp Sverre Amlie 1925 1945 Port of registryHaugesund BuilderNuscke amp Co Stettin Grabow CompletedSeptember 1922 IdentificationCode Letters LCYF LDWB FateTorpedoed and sunk by U 2336 7 May 1945 General characteristics TypeCargo ship Tonnage1 791 GRT Length82 m Beam13 m Depth5 m PropulsionScrew propeller Crew29 Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 External links 4 ReferencesHistory editThe ship was built for the German shipping line Stange amp Dreyer GmbH in 1922 and got the name Ingeborg Three years later in 1925 it was sold to the Norwegian shipping company Richard Amlie amp Sverre Amlie Amlie amp Amlie in Haugesund and renamed Sneland I On 6 May 1945 the ship was a member of Convoy EN 491 which departed Hull bound for Belfast via Methil 2 On 7 May 1945 the convoy was attacked by U 2336 and two ships were sunk Sneland I and Avondale Park which became the last merchant ships to be sunk by a German U boat during the Second World War The sinking at about 22 45 on 7 May 1945 was in the last hours of the Second World War in Europe with the official surrender taking place at 23 01 on 8 May 1945 3 Sneland I sank at 56 10 N 02 31 W 56 167 N 2 517 W 56 167 2 517 Seven of the 29 crew were lost A signal had been sent to the U boats on 4 May 1945 ordering them to surrender but U 2336 did not receive the signal 4 See also editActions of 7 8 May 1945External links editImage of Sneland IReferences edit Data Retrieved 30 April 2018 Voyage record Retrieved 30 April 2018 Crew list Retrieved 30 April 2018 Eberhard Rossler U Boottyp XXIII 2nd extended edition Bernard amp Graefe Bonn 2002 ISBN 3 7637 6236 1 pp 109 112 German Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SS Sneland I amp oldid 1202113544, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
