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Nyggjaberg on a Faroe stamp.
History
Name	HMT St. Hubert (FY3306) (1916-1919) FV St. Hubert (H493) (1919-1922) FV St. Hubert (1922-1923) FV St. Hubert (H493) (1923-1939) FV Nyggjaberg (1939-1942)
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

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.

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 propeller. The ship could generate 82 n.h.p. with a speed of 10.5 knots.

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.

Wreck

The wreck of Nyggjaberg lies at (63°09′N 13°22′W / 63.150°N 13.367°W / 63.150; -13.367).

References

1. ^ "FV Nyggjaberg (+1942)". wrecksite.eu. 1 October 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
2. ^ "Nyggjaberg". uboat.net. 1995. Retrieved 1 July 2020.

v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in March 1942
Shipwrecks	1 Mar: USS Edsall, HMS Encounter, HNLMS Evertsen, HMS Exeter, USS Houston, USS Pecos, HMAS Perth, USS Pope, Rooseboom, U-656 2 Mar: HNLMS Banckert, USAT Don Esteban, Ha-13, HNLMS K X, HNLMS K XIII, HNLMS K XVIII, HNLMS Koning der Nederlanden, USS Pillsbury, USS Stewart, Toendjoek, Van Waerwijck, HNLMS Witte de With 3 Mar: USS Asheville, Koolama, SS Mary, USS Perch 4 Mar: HMAS Yarra 5 Mar: Auby 6 Mar: HNLMS Pieter de Bitter, Rononia 7 Mar: Arabutan, HNLMS Gouden Leeuw, Nyggjaberg, Uniwaleco 8 Mar: HNLMS Eland Dubois, HNLMS Jan van Amstel, Smyshlyony 10 Mar: Lady Nelson, Kongō Maru, Tenyo Maru, Yokohama Maru 11 Mar: HMS Naiad 12 Mar: Texan 13 Mar: Tama Maru No. 2, Tolten 14 Mar: U-133 15 Mar: U-503, HMS Vortigern 17 Mar: Île de Batz, San Demetrio 18 Mar: E.M. Clark 19 Mar: Papoose 20 Mar: HMS Heythrop 21 Mar: Vamar 23 Mar: British Prudence 24 Mar: HMS Southwold, U-655 26 Mar: HMS Jaguar, HMS Legion, HMS P39 27 Mar: USS Atik, U-587, Equipoise 28 Mar: HMS Campbeltown, Raceland 29 Mar: Hertford, Z26 30 Mar: U-585 Unknown: Emilia, Panay
Other incidents	2 Mar: Ruth Kellogg, HMS Walney 4 Mar: USS Sargo, HMAS Tambar 5 Mar: Takao Maru 10 Mar: China Maru, Tama Maru No. 2 11 Mar: Komintern 15 Mar: Olean 16 Mar: Irish Willow, U-753 22 Mar: Kingston 23 Mar: USS Gato 25 Mar: Imperial Transport Unknown date: USS Drum
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• 1916 ships
• Trawlers
• World War II shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean
• Ships sunk by German submarines in World War II
• Ships lost with all hands
• Maritime incidents in March 1942
• Steamships of the Faroe Islands
• Ships built in the United Kingdom