Jela
Yugoslavian Sailing ship
Jela under her former name Volkerak
| Name | Jela | ||
| Type: | Sailing ship | ||
| Tonnage | 335 tons | ||
| Completed | 1917 - J.Th. Wilmink & Co, Groningen | ||
| Owner | Marjan Kozulic, Ist, Croatia | ||
| Homeport | Ist | ||
| Date of attack | 20 Nov 1943 | Nationality:  Yugoslavian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-453 (Egon Reiner Freiherr von Schlippenbach) | ||
| Position | 41° 09'N, 16° 51'E - Grid CJ 6689 | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
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| History | Completed in September 1917 as Dutch 3-masted schooner Volkerak for NV Hollandsche Algemeene Atlantische Scheepvaart Mij., Amsterdam. 1920 sold to Italy and renamed Gina for Società Saline e Industrie della Somalia, Milano. 1925 sold to Yugoslavia and renamed Jela for A. Babarovic & Co. 1928 sold to Marjan Kozulic, Ist, Croatia. | ||
| Notes on event | On 20 Nov 1943 the Jela struck a mine laid on 11 November by U-453 off Bari and sank. | ||
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