Martti Ragnar
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| Name | Martti Ragnar | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 2.262 tons | ||
| Completed | 1903 - Helsingörs Jernskibs-og Maskinbyggeri A/S, Helsingör | ||
| Owner | Loviisa Rederi-A/B, Loviisa | ||
| Homeport | Loviisa | ||
| Date of attack | 22 Sep, 1939 | Nationality:  Finnish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-4 (Harro von Klot-Heydenfeldt) | ||
| Position | Grid AN 3393 | ||
| Complement | 24 (0 dead and 24 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Kemi, Finland - Ellesmere Port | ||
| Cargo | Cellulose, pulp and sulphur | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 23.00 hours on 22 Sep, 1939, the Martti Ragnar (Master J. Soderblom) was stopped by U-4 about 5 miles south of Arendal and searched. The boarding party ignited three scuttling charges at 00.15 hours on 23 September, because the ship carried contraband and the vessel sank after two hours. The crew had abandoned ship in two lifeboats, which were towed by the U-boat towards the coast. The men were picked up by two fishing boats and landed at Arendal at 07.30 hours. | ||
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