Murjek
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| Name | Murjek | ||
| Type: | Motor merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5.070 tons | ||
| Completed | 1925 - Götaverken A/B, Gothenburg | ||
| Owner | Trafik-A/B Grängesberg-Oxelösund, Stockholm | ||
| Homeport | Stockholm | ||
| Date of attack | 5 Mar, 1941 | Nationality:  Swedish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-95 (Gerd Schreiber) | ||
| Position | Grid AL 3534 - See estimated map location (59.05N17.47W) * | ||
| Complement | 31 (31 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Santos (25 Jan) - Freetown (10 Feb) - Gothenburg | ||
| Cargo | Cotton | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 05.25 hours on 5 Mar, 1941, the neutral Murjek was hit by one torpedo from U-95 west-northwest of Rockall. The ship had been missed by a first torpedo at 05.06 hours and sank only after four additional hits at 05.33, 05.51, 06.25 (dud) and 06.55 hours. Schreiber reported that the ship was en route with lights set, but no nationality markings were visible and he thought of an Allied ship using its lights as a ruse, even after intercepting radio messages that identified the ship as Swedish Murjek. | ||
* Estimated position shown here is based on positions of losses in a roughly the same German grid code. It may be a bit off but should give a good idea as to where the attack took place.
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