Suomen Poika
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| Name | Suomen Poika | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1.099 tons | ||
| Completed | 1921 - Sandvikens Skeppsdocka & Mekaniska Verkstad A/B, Helsinki | ||
| Owner | Finska Ångfartygs A/B, Helsinki | ||
| Homeport | Helsinki | ||
| Date of attack | 16 Sep, 1939 | Nationality:  Finnish | |
| Fate | Captured by U-41 (Gustav-Adolf Mugler) | ||
| Position | 58N, 04E - Grid AN 4635 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | ? men (0 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Rauma - Hull | ||
| Cargo | General cargo and cellulose | ||
| History | In 1944/45 the Suomen Poika was seized by the Sovietunion as war reparation and renamed Pioneer. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 05.05 hours on 16 Sep, 1939, the Vega was stopped by U-41 and a prize crew (Oberleutnant Harms and two crewmen) placed on board to bring the steamer to Wilhelmshaven. At 06.30 hours, the Suomen Poika was also stopped by the U-boat and ordered the master to follow the other Finnish ship to Germany because the vessels were carrying contraband to Britain. Both ships arrived in Cuxhaven/Steubenhöft at 11.30 hours on 18 September. On 4 October, the Vega was released after unloading the cargo and Suomen Poika followed two days later after parts of the cargo were unloaded. | ||
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