Agu
Estonian Steam merchant
Agu under her former name Arne. Photo courtesy of Sjöhistoriska Museet, Stockholm
| Name | Agu | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,575 tons | ||
| Completed | 1885 - W. Gray & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool | ||
| Owner | Ed. Lass, J. Lambut, J. Aguraiuja, Tallinn | ||
| Homeport | Tallinn | ||
| Date of attack | 6 Dec 1939 | Nationality:  Estonian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-31 (Johannes Habekost) | ||
| Position | Grid AN 5341 | ||
| Complement | 18 (18 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Tyne (5 Dec) - Gothenburg | ||
| Cargo | Coal | ||
| History | Launched as Lilly, completed as Georgia for William Gray, West Hartlepool. 1894 sold to S.V. Symondson, London and 1898 transferred to Southdown SS Co Ltd (Bell, Symondson & Co), London. 1902 sold to Sweden for Ångfartygs-A/B Kattegat (N.T. Pyk), Helsingborg. 1916 sold to Rederi-A/B Kistransport (Lloyd Lundström), Helsingborg. 1919 renamed Lord for Rederi-A/B Vala (O.A. Börjesson), Helsingborg. 1929 renamed Arne for Rederi-A/B Strandvik (N.P. Lundh), Landskrona. 1939 sold to Estonia and renamed Agu. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 07.54 hours on 6 Dec, 1939, U-31 fired a torpedo at a small steamer and observed how the ship sank immediately after being hit amidships. The victim was probably Agu (Master J. Lambert) which had left Tyne on 5 December and was never heard of again. | ||
Location of attack on Agu.
ship sunk.
* Estimated position shown here is based on positions of losses in a roughly the same German grid code. It may be a bit off but should give a good idea as to where the attack took place.
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