SS ''Sauternes'' was a

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built in 1922. It was known as the ''Jólaskipið'' (the Christmas Ship) in the Faroe Islands. It sank in a storm in the firth

Fugloyarfjørður Fugloyarfjørður is the firth separating Svínoy from Fugloy in the Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic island group and an autonomous territory of the Kingd ...

within the Faroe Islands on 7 December 1941; all 25 passengers and crew were lost. The bodies of five of the service personnel who died are buried in Klaksvík old cemetery. In addition to general cargo for the British

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in the Faroes, ''Sauternes'' was also carrying 22,500 Danish kroner minted in the United Kingdom for use by the Faroese, since Denmark had been occupied by the Germans and was not sending any currency.

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