Walma
Finnish Steam merchant
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| Name | Walma | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,361 tons | ||
| Completed | 1908 - Campbeltown Shipbuilding Co, Campbeltown, Argyllshire | ||
| Owner | A/B Baltic Lloyd Line Ltd O/Y (H. Janhonen), Helsinki | ||
| Homeport | Helsinki | ||
| Date of attack | 23 Sep 1939 | Nationality:  Finnish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-4 (Harro von Klot-Heydenfeldt) | ||
| Position | 58.15N, 11.00E - Grid AO 4186 | ||
| Complement | 18 (0 dead and 18 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Viipuri, Finland - Ellesmere | ||
| Cargo | 1622,4 tons of cellulose | ||
| History | Completed in January 1908 as Driva for J.T. Salvesen & Co, Grangemouth. 1916 sold to Sweden and renamed Lennart for Otto Hillerström, Helsingborg. 1921 renamed Aina for A/B Maritime (C.O. Norin), Gothenburg. 1934 sold to Finland and renamed Walma for A/B Baltic Lloyd Line Ltd O/Y (H. Janhonen), Helsinki. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 11.20 hours on 23 Sep, 1939, the neutral Walma was stopped by U-4 and examined by a boarding party, which placed scuttling charges after it became clear that she was carrying cargo for England. They exploded at 15.35 hours in grid AO 4195 and the ship sank at 16.15 hours. The U-boat towed the two lifeboats to 5 miles off the Norwegian coast and the survivors were later picked up by the Swedish fishing vessel Zephyr. | ||
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