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Allied Ships hit by U-boats


Sangstad


Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart

NameSangstad
Type:Motor merchant
Tonnage4.297 tons
Completed1925 - Deutsche Werft AG, Betrieb Finkenwärder, Hamburg 
OwnerA.F. Klaveness & Co A/S, Oslo 
HomeportOslo 
Date of attack18 Feb, 1940Nationality:      Norwegian
 
FateSunk by U-61 (Jürgen Oesten)
Position59.00N, 00.25E - Grid AN 2747
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Complement? men (1 dead and ? survivors).
Convoy 
RouteBuenos Aires - Stavanger 
CargoGrain 
History  
Notes on loss At 06.09 hours on 18 Feb, 1940, the neutral Sangstad was hit by one torpedo from U-61 and sank in 15 minutes.  


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