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English: Sveaborg a Swedish tanker after being torpedoed in the Atlantic Ocean west of the Faroe Islands (62°52′N 7°34′W) by U-37 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of five of her 34 crew. Survivors were rescued by HMT Northern Chief ( Royal Navy.[28][60][61]
Svenska: Torpederat den 9 april 1940. Av besättningren 31 man, omkom 1 man. Efter torpderingen.
Fartyg: SVEABORG Bredd över allt 19,65 meter Längd över allt 146,48 meter Maskinstyrka 4200 ind hkr Reg. Nr.: 7700 Rederi: Stockholms Rederi AB Svea Byggår: 1930 Varv: Hamburg (D) Övrigt: Byggdes 1930 till skrovet av Blohm & Voss i Hamburg, Tyskland men bogserades till Göteborg och Götaverken där maskineriet och överbyggnaden färdigställdes. När Sveaborg levererades till Sveabolaget blev det dess 100:de fartyg. Åren 1931-1933 trafikerade det flera linjer; Vladivostok-Malackasundet, Sydamerika-England, Kina-Europa, till Svarta havet och till Sydafrika. Gick även på routen Kalifornien-Japan. 1935 reparerades fartyget i San Francisco, en reparation som drog ut på tiden pga av strejk. Den 9 april 1940 på resa mellan Curaco och Göteborg via Reykjavik torpederades fartyget utanför Färöarna. Första torpeden träffade babords sida varvid fartyget tog eld. Besättningen gick i livbåtarna. Nästa torped träffade fartyget 45 minuters senare. Runt kl 0115 gick ett norskt lastfartyg upp för att bärga besättningen men torpederades det också. Båda besättningarna plockades sedan upp av en bestyckad brittisk trålare. 1 lättmatros omkom på Sveaborg och två matroser på normannen. Dåvarande befälhavare K. E. Thunberg blev räddad tillsammans med sin maka och två barn. Sjökapten Thunberg omkom 9 januari 1943 då m/s Sveajarl minsprängdes utanför norska västkusten. Shipping & shopping |
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Camera location | 62° 52′ 00″ N, 7° 34′ 00″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 62.866667; -7.566667 |
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