Flandria
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| Name | Flandria | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1.179 tons | ||
| Completed | 1898 - Helsingörs Jernskibs-og Maskinbyggeri A/S, Helsingör | ||
| Owner | Förnyade Ångfartygs-A/B Götha, Gothenburg | ||
| Homeport | Gothenburg | ||
| Date of attack | 18 Jan, 1940 | Nationality:  Swedish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-9 (Wolfgang Lüth) | ||
| Position | 54.00N, 03.40E - Grid AN 6758 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 21 (17 dead and 4 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Gothenburg - Amsterdam | ||
| Cargo | General cargo and paper | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 20.30 hours on 18 Jan, 1940, the Patria was spotted on a southerly course by U-9 and was suspicious because no national markings could be seen from the distance of 500 metres. At 22.23 and 22.40 hours, the U-boat fired one torpedo each, but missed with both. The survivors from Flandria were picked up from a raft by the Norwegian steam merchant Balzac after two days. | ||
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