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Magne


NameMagne
Type:Steam merchant
Tonnage1.226 tons
Completed1912 - Helsingörs Jernskibs-og Maskinbyggeri A/S, Helsingör 
OwnerStockholms Rederi-A/B Svea, Stockholm 
HomeportStockholm 
Date of attack14 Mar, 1945Nationality:      Swedish
 
FateSunk by U-714 (Hans-Joachim Schwebcke)
Position55.52N, 01.59W - Grid AN 5167
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Complement21 (10 dead and 11 survivors).
ConvoyFS-1756 
RouteLiverpool - Dundee - Methil - London 
Cargo 
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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