Gundersen
Motor Cargo Ship · Norway · Lost 1942 · The Mexican Gulf Coast & Campeche
A Norwegian motor cargo ship sunk by U-129 in the Gulf of Mexico in July 1942, with 1 lives lost.
Become Captain of RecordSee Shipwreck on Map
The Vessel and Her Loss
Gundersen was a Norwegian motor cargo ship completed in 1927 by A/B Götaverken, Gothenburg. On July 2, 1942, bound from Tela, Honduras to Galveston with 16,255 banana stems, she was attacked by the German submarine U-129 in the Gulf of Mexico and sank. Of the 26 aboard, 1 died and 25 survived.
Vessel
- 1927
- A/B Götaverken, Gothenburg
- Not established
- Steel
- Not established
- Not established
- 1,841 gross tons
- Diesel
- Christian Gundersen & Co, Oslo
Loss
- July 2, 1942
- Enemy action
- Gulf of Mexico
- Atlantic Ocean
- Tela, Honduras → Galveston
- 16,255 banana stems
- 26
- 1
- Bjarne Jørgensen
The Wreck Today
- Not established
- Not established
- Not established
- Not established
- Not established
Position
- 23.55° N 92.58° W
- Reported, unconfirmed
- Gulf of Mexico
Approximate attack position reported in the U-boat's war diary; wreck not surveyed.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Documented (78/100)
The position is the attack position reported by the U-boat, not a surveyed wreck site; depth and condition are not established.
uboat.net Allied ships hit by U-boats
Particulars, route, cargo, attack narrative, complement and reported attack position.
