Tuva
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Tuva | ||
| Type: | Motor merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,652 tons | ||
| Completed | 1935 - P. Smit Jnr., Rotterdam | ||
| Owner | NV Maatschappij ´Vrachtvaart´, Rotterdam | ||
| Homeport | Rotterdam | ||
| Date of attack | 2 Oct 1941 | Nationality:  Dutch | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-575 (Günther Heydemann) | ||
| Position | 54.16N, 26.36W - Grid AK 6938 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 35 (1 dead and 34 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | ON-19A | ||
| Route | Reykjavik (28 Sep) - Tampa, Florida | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | On 23 Dec, 1940, the Tuva was attacked and damaged by German He111 aircraft in Ardmucknish Bay, Scotland. Seven crew members were killed. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 07.09 hours on 2 Oct, 1941, U-575 fired three torpedoes at the three ships in convoy ON-19A and heard two detonations on a first ship and one detonation on a second. However, only Tuva (Master A. van Duin) was hit aft on the port side and sank in a short time after breaking in two. The crew abandoned ship in two lifeboats and two rafts, but had to left a man behind who was trapped under a piece of debris. The survivors were picked up after about one hour by HMCS St. Croix (I 81). | ||
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