Kaunas
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| Name | Kaunas | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1.566 tons | ||
| Completed | 1931 - Porsgrund Mek Verksted, Porsgrunn | ||
| Owner | Akc-Vé Lietuvos Baltijos Lloydas, Kaunas | ||
| Homeport | Kaunas | ||
| Date of attack | 17 Nov, 1939 | Nationality:  Lithuanian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-57 (Claus Korth) | ||
| Position | Grid AN 8723 - See estimated map location (51.21N02.55E) * | ||
| Complement | ? men (1 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Ghent - Hartlepool | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Built as Dixie, 1931 renamed Vardefjell, 1938 renamed Kaunas | ||
| Notes on loss | At 20.15 hours on 17 Nov, 1939, the Kaunas was torpedoed and sunk by U-57 6.5 miles west-northwest of the Noordhinder light vessel. | ||
* 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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