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Anna

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NameAnna
Type:Steam merchant
Tonnage1.345 tons
Completed1924 - Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel 
OwnerMauritz Jonasson, Rċċ 
HomeportRċċ 
Date of attack3 Jun, 1942Nationality:      Swedish
 
FateSunk by U-404 (Otto von Bülow)
Position34.10N, 68.22W - Grid DC 3267
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Complement? men (0 dead and ? survivors).
Convoy 
RouteNorfolk - St. Georges, Bermuda 
Cargo1739 tons of coal and two motor boats as deck cargo 
History Rederi-A/B A.Th. Jonasson 
Notes on loss At 05.01 hours on 3 Jun, 1942, U-404 attacked the unescorted and neutral Anna with gunfire, after two torpedoes fired at 03.09 and 04.50 hours had missed. At 08.50 hours, a second attack was carried out with three rounds from the deck gun and the ship sank at 09.55 hours. The ship carried neutrality markings, but was en route on a zigzag course and darkened. 


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