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Calabria

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NameCalabria
Type:Steam merchant
Tonnage1.277 tons
Completed1916 - Oskarshamns Varf AB, Oskarshamn 
OwnerRederi-A/B Svenska Lloyd, Gothenburg 
HomeportGothenburg 
Date of attack22 Jun, 1941Nationality:      Swedish
 
FateSunk by U-141 (Philipp Schüler)
PositionGrid AM 5255 - See estimated map location (55.20N08.45W) *
Complement24 (3 dead and 21 survivors).
ConvoySL-76 (dispersed)
RoutePort Harcourt - Freetown - Bromborough Port - Methil - Hull 
Cargo1480 tons of palm kernels and 200 tons of copra 
History  
Notes on loss At 03.29 hours on 22 Jun, 1941, the Calabria, dispersed from convoy SL-76, was hit aft by one torpedo from U-141 and sank by the stern after 30 minutes about 100 miles 280° from Inishtrahull Lightship. The ship had been missed with two torpedoes at 00.27 and 02.13 hours. 

* 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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