Technical
general cargo vessel - steam - single screw
4,986 GRT
428' x 57'9" x 24'6"

U-556 reported to have torpedoed two steamers. Aelybryn was damaged but could reach Reykjavik seven days later. The second ship was not the Dutch ship Hercules as assumed by the xB-Dienst from an SOS message but the British Chaucer. That ship, however, was missed by the torpedo.

Despite U-556's report only Aelybryn was hit and damaged. The ship was towed to Reykjavik by the HMS Hollyhock (K 64) (Lt-Cdr T.E. Davies OBE), arriving on 17 May. One crew member was killed.

Thanks to Walter Janssens for extra information on this page.

Unless otherwise stated, all dates and times are from the German perspective and are given in CET.
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