Viva
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| Name | Viva | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 3.798 tons | ||
| Completed | 1938 - Fredriksstad Mekaniske Verksted A/S, Fredriksstad | ||
| Owner | C.H. Sørensen & Sønner, Arendal | ||
| Homeport | Arendal | ||
| Date of attack | 9 Feb, 1944 | Nationality:  Norwegian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-188 (Siegfried Lüdden) | ||
| Position | 12.30N, 57.50E - Grid MQ 5869 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 37 (0 dead and 37 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Bombay - Cochin (5 Feb) - Aden - UK | ||
| Cargo | 6068 tons of general cargo and tea | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 19.06 hours on 9 Feb, 1944, the unescorted Viva (Master Oscar Andersen) was hit on the starboard side in the deep tank by one torpedo from U-188. The crew stopped the engines and abandoned ship in three lifeboats because the starboard motor boat was destroyed by the explosion. The ship developed a heavy list to starboard, but remained afloat and had to be sunk by a coup de grâce at 19.41 hours. The ship was hit on the port side aft and sank within 7 minutes after a boiler explosion. In the morning of 11 February, the survivors were picked up by the Marwarri (Master Armstrong) in 13°00N/55°20E and landed at Aden three days later. | ||
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