Vinga
Swedish Steam merchant
Photo courtesy of Sjöhistoriska Museet, Stockholm
| Name | Vinga | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,974 tons | ||
| Completed | 1923 - Blyth Shipbuilding & Dry Docks Co Ltd, Blyth | ||
| Owner | Rederi-A/B Bifrost (J.R. Trapp), Gothenburg | ||
| Homeport | Gothenburg | ||
| Date of attack | 6 Dec 1939 | Nationality:  Swedish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-31 (Johannes Habekost) | ||
| Position | 56° 25'N, 1° 08'E - Grid AN 4887 | ||
| Complement | 22 (0 dead and 22 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Tyne - Gothenburg | ||
| Cargo | Coal | ||
| History | Competed in January 1923 as British Aydon for Aydon SS Co Ltd (J. Ridley, Son & Tully), Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 1937 sold to Sweden and renamed Vinga for Rederi-A/B Bifrost (J.R. Trapp), Gothenburg. | ||
| Notes on event | At 23.49 hours on 6 Dec 1939 the unescorted and neutral Vinga (Master Thorsten Parrow) was hit in the foreship by one G7a torpedo from U-31 about 100 miles east of Dundee and sank slowly within 20 minutes. The survivors were picked up by the Danish steam merchant Transporter. | ||
| On board | We have details of 1 people who were on board. | ||
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