Lister
Swedish Steam merchant
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| Name | Lister | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,366 tons | ||
| Completed | 1928 - Sölvesborgs Varfs & Rederi-A/B, Sölvesborg | ||
| Owner | Rederi-A/B Falkvik (Thure Carlsson), Sölvesborg | ||
| Homeport | Sölvesborg | ||
| Date of attack | 16 Dec 1939 | Nationality:  Swedish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-59 (Harald Jürst) | ||
| Position | 55.13N, 01.33E - Grid AN 6416 | ||
| Complement | 19 (0 dead and 19 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Skutskär - Antwerp | ||
| Cargo | Wood | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 00.28 hours on 16 Dec, 1939, the neutral and unescorted Lister was hit in the bow by a torpedo from U-59 and sank about 130 miles off Newcastle. The Germans saw the Swedish flag only after firing the torpedo. Six survivors were picked up by HMS Eclipse (H 08) (LtCdr I.T. Clark, RN) on 21 December. The 13 remaining survivors made landfall in a lifeboat on the Danish coast. | ||
Location of attack on Lister.
ship sunk.
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