Tiiu
Estonian Steam merchant
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| Name | Tiiu | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,865 tons | ||
| Completed | 1907 - Craig, Taylor & Co Ltd, Stockton-on-Tees | ||
| Owner | R. Nelberg, Tallinn | ||
| Homeport | Tallinn | ||
| Date of attack | 9 Jul 1940 | Nationality:  Estonian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-34 (Wilhelm Rollmann) | ||
| Position | 50.20N, 12W - Grid BE 3398 | ||
| Complement | 20 (0 dead and 20 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Halifax - Liverpool | ||
| Cargo | 2300 tons of general cargo, including food and naval stores | ||
| History | Completed in May 1907 as Dutch Elisabeth for NV Zuid Nederlandsche Stoomvaart Mij (Lensen), Terne. 1922 sold to Britain and renamed Colinton for Cormack SS Co Ltd, Leith. 1936 sold to Estonia and renamed Tiiu. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 12.32 hours on 9 Jul, 1940, the unescorted Tiiu was hit in the engine room by one torpedo from U-34 and sank after 6 minutes southwest of Ireland. On 11 July, the survivors were picked up by a British fishing trawler and landed at Milford Haven. | ||
Location of attack on Tiiu.
ship sunk.
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