Gustaf Adolf
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| Name | Gustaf Adolf | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 926 tons | ||
| Completed | 1920 - Helsingörs Jernskibs-og Maskinbyggeri A/S, Helsingör | ||
| Owner | Ångfartygs-A/B Adolf (Adolf Bratt & Co), Gothenburg | ||
| Homeport | Gothenburg | ||
| Date of attack | 20 Oct, 1939 | Nationality:  Swedish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-34 (Wilhelm Rollmann) | ||
| Position | 61.00N, 00.48E - Grid AF 7975 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | ? men (0 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Gothenburg - Bristol | ||
| Cargo | Wood pulp | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 06.00 hours on 20 Oct, 1939, the neutral Gustaf Adolf was stopped by U-34 about 50 miles northeast of Sullom Voe, Shetland Islands. The ship carried contraband and was sunk by gunfire at 07.32 hours, after the crew abandoned ship. The U-boat took the lifeboats in tow and stopped the Norwegian steam merchant Biscaya with two shots across her bow at 10.30 hours. The survivors were picked up by the ship and taken to Moss, Norway. | ||
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