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Liguria


NameLiguria
Type:Steam merchant
Tonnage1.751 tons
Completed1914 - Lindholmens Verkstad A/B, Gothenburg 
OwnerRederi-A/B Svenska Lloyd, Gothenburg 
HomeportGothenburg 
Date of attack29 Mar, 1941Nationality:      Swedish
 
FateSunk by U-46 (Engelbert Endrass)
Position60N, 29W - Grid AL 1447
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Complement29 (19 dead and 10 survivors).
ConvoyOB-302 (straggler)
RouteLondon - Dunston - Loch Ewe - Las Palmas 
Cargo 
History  
Notes on loss At 17.50 hours on 29 Mar, 1941, the Liguria, a straggler from convoy OB-302, was hit amidships by one G7e torpedo from U-46 and sank within six minutes after breaking in two about 600 miles east-southeast of Cape Farewell. The ship was originally in convoy OG-56 but became a straggler and later joined convoy OB-302. 18 crew members were lost and one later died of wounds. The survivors were rescued by a ship and landed at Liverpool. 


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