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Everalda

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NameEveralda
Type:Steam merchant
Tonnage3.950 tons
Completed1912 - W. Gray & Co, West Hartlepool 
OwnerMME Zenija Heinrichsons (Fricis Grauds), Riga 
HomeportRiga 
Date of attack29 Jun, 1942Nationality:      Latvian
 
FateSunk by U-158 (Erwin Rostin)
Position31N, 70W - Grid DC 5626
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Complement36 (0 dead and 36 survivors).
Convoy 
RoutePhiladelphia - Rio de Janeiro 
Cargo 
History Built as Mokta, 1932 renamed Everalda 
Notes on loss On 29 Jun, 1942, the unescorted Everalda was shelled and stopped by U-158. A boarding party sank the ship by opening her seacocks. The master and another men were taken prisoner by the U-boat. 


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