Sylvia
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| Name | Sylvia | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1.524 tons | ||
| Completed | 1883 - H.S. Edwards, Sons & Craig, Newcastle | ||
| Owner | Rederi-A/B Sylvia (Albert Billner), Gothenburg | ||
| Homeport | Gothenburg | ||
| Date of attack | 13 Jan, 1940 | Nationality:  Swedish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-20 (Karl-Heinz Moehle) | ||
| Position | 58.45N, 01.12W - Grid AN 4141 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 20 (20 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Hull (9 Jan) - Aberdeen (12 Jan) - Gothenburg | ||
| Cargo | General cargo and coal | ||
| History | Completed as Merchant Prince, 1900 renamed Najaden and 1917 renamed Sylvia. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 04.30 hours on 13 Jan, 1940, the unescorted and neutral Sylvia was hit amidships by a G7a torpedo from U-20 and sank within one minute with all hands northeast of Aberdeen. | ||
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