Otina
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| Name | Otina | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 6.217 tons | ||
| Completed | 1938 - Odense Staalskibsværft ved A.P. Møller, Odense | ||
| Owner | Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 20 Dec, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-621 (Max Kruschka) | ||
| Position | 47.40N, 33.06W - Grid BD 5226 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 60 (60 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | ON-153 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Belfast - New York | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 20.21 hours on 20 Dec, 1942, the Otina (Master George Lowery Forrest), a straggler from convoy ON-153, was hit by two torpedoes from U-621 and sank at 21.06 hours west of Ireland. The master, 52 crew members and seven gunners were lost. | ||
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