Gustaf E. Reuter
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| Name | Gustaf E. Reuter | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 6.336 tons | ||
| Completed | 1928 - Eriksbergs Mekaniske Verkstads A/B, Gothenburg | ||
| Owner | Rederi-A/B Reut (Hakon A. Reuter), Gothenburg | ||
| Homeport | Gothenburg | ||
| Date of attack | 27 Nov, 1939 | Nationality:  Swedish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-48 (Herbert Schultze) | ||
| Position | 59.38N, 02.03W - Grid AN 1452 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 34 (1 dead and 33 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Haugesund - Curaçao | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 00.30 hours on 27 Nov, 1939, the neutral Gustaf E. Reuter (Master O. Larsson) was hit in the foreship by one torpedo from U-48 14 miles west-northwest from Fair Isle. The U-boat had spotted the illuminated tanker and a destroyer four hours earlier and missed the ship with a first torpedo at 23.32 hours on 26 November. The survivors were picked up by HMS Kingston Beryl (4.03) and the Gustaf E. Reuter broke in two after she was taken in tow. The forepart sank and the stern was towed towards Kirkwall, but had to be scuttled by a British warship on 28 November. | ||
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