Magne
| Name | Magne | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1.226 tons | ||
| Completed | 1912 - Helsingörs Jernskibs-og Maskinbyggeri A/S, Helsingör | ||
| Owner | Stockholms Rederi-A/B Svea, Stockholm | ||
| Homeport | Stockholm | ||
| Date of attack | 14 Mar, 1945 | Nationality:  Swedish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-714 (Hans-Joachim Schwebcke) | ||
| Position | 55.52N, 01.59W - Grid AN 5167 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 21 (10 dead and 11 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | FS-1756 | ||
| Route | Liverpool - Dundee - Methil - London | ||
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| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | On 14 Mar, 1945, the Magne in convoy FS-1756 was torpedoed and sunk by U-714 off St. Abbey Head. The survivors were picked up by HMS Wivern (D 66) (Lt C.C. Anderson, RN), which assisted HMSAS Natal (K 10) (LtCdr D.A. Hall, DSC, SANFV) in sinking the U-boat later that day. | ||
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