RFA El Grillo
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El Grillo was
built by Armstrong & Whitworth Company in Elswick in
1922 for Bowring Steamship Company in Liverpool. She
sailed in the company route between England and South
America, and was after the outbreak of world war two
requisitioned by Royal Navy as a military tranport. While
she laid at anchor in Seyoisfjord 10. February 1944, she
was attacked by three German FW 200 Condor airplanes. She
was heavily damaged in the attack and the captain decided
to scuttle her. Salvage work was done on the wreck in
1952, and in 2010 the wreck was emptied of bunkers oil and
ammunition. The wreck rest today in Seydisfjordur harbor
east on Iceland on a depth of 20 to 42 meter.
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| 65°16'14.6"N 14°00'14.3"W ( Source: Vik )   Pictures: El Grillo in peaceful times & and after the attack in 1944 Courtesy of Historical RFA Last updated: March 2017 |
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