Industria
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| Name | Industria | ||
| Type: | Motor merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1.688 tons | ||
| Completed | 1939 - A/B Lindholmens Varv, Gothenburg | ||
| Owner | Rederi-A/B Svenska Lloyd, Gothenburg | ||
| Homeport | Gothenburg | ||
| Date of attack | 25 Mar, 1943 | Nationality:  Swedish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-518 (Friedrich-Wilhelm Wissmann) | ||
| Position | 11.40S, 35.55W - Grid FJ 9181 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 26 (1 dead and 25 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Philadelphia - Rio de Janeiro | ||
| Cargo | General cargo | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 07.07 hours on 25 Mar, 1943, the unescorted Industria was hit by two torpedoes from U-518 and sank by the bow within eight minutes. The master and first engineer were taken prisoner by the U-boat, which misidentified the victim as British steam merchant Industria (4861 tons). | ||
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