SS Stolwijk

History
Name
  • Kongsgaard (1920–1921)
  • Stolwijk (1921–1940)
Owner
  • Olsen Brødrene – A. Gowert Olsen & J. C. Olsen, Stavanger (1920–1921)
  • Stoomvaart Maatschappij Wijklijn – Erhardt & Dekkers, Rotterdam (1921–1940)
BuilderWerf De Noord N.V., Alblasserdam
Yard number123
Launched30 October 1919
CompletedJanuary 1920
FateWrecked on 6 December 1940
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage2,499 gross register tons (GRT)
Length280 ft (85 m)
Beam45 ft (14 m)
Depth22 ft (6.7 m)
Installed power263 nhp
Propulsion
Speed10 knots (12 mph)

SS Stolwijk, a Dutch cargo ship of 2,489 tons, was wrecked off the coast of County Donegal, Ireland on 6 December 1940.[1] She was part of a Convoy SC 13 sailing from the Dominion of Newfoundland to Liverpool, England, when her rudder was damaged in a fierce storm. Attempts to rescue her by her destroyer escort failed and she went on the rocks off Tory Island, County Donegal, Ireland. Ten of her crew were lost but the remaining 18 were rescued the following day by Arranmore Lifeboat and landed safely in Burtonport. The rescue of the survivors was conducted in terrible weather conditions and both the RNLI and Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands awarded medals to the Irish lifeboat crew.

  1. ^ "SS Stolwijk [+1940]". Wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 28 May 2022.