Inga I
Inga I under her former name Ba
| Name | Inga I | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1.304 tons | ||
| Completed | 1921 - Huiskens & van Dijk, Dordrecht | ||
| Owner | Johan Eliassen, Bergen | ||
| Homeport | Bergen | ||
| Date of attack | 27 Jul, 1941 | Nationality:  Norwegian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-126 (Ernst Bauer) | ||
| Position | 43.10N, 17.30W - Grid CF 3182 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 19 (3 dead and 16 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | OG-69 | ||
| Route | Oban (21 Jul) - Gibraltar | ||
| Cargo | 1670 tons of coal and coke | ||
| History | Built as Marvel for Belgian Star Shipping Co S/A, Antwerp. 1924 sold to Norway and renamed Ba for Rederi A/S Ba (Th. Brøvig), Farsund. 1936 sold to A/S D/S Inga (Johan Eliassen), Bergen and renamed Inga I. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 23.51 hours on 27 Jul, 1941, U-126 fired four bow torpedoes and then two stern torpedoes at the convoy OG-69 200 miles west of Cape Finisterre. Bauer reported that one ship exploded, another hit on a small ship beyond and hits by the stern torpedoes on two different ships aft and amidships. The last vessel was seen sinking after it broke in two. However, only two ships were reported sunk at this time, the Erato (probably the first ship hit) and the Inga I (probably the ship, which broke in two). Three crew members from Inga I (Master Lorentz Tvedt) were lost. The master and 15 crew members were rescued by an escort vessel. | ||
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