Gothia
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| Name | Gothia | ||
| Type: | Motor merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1.640 tons | ||
| Completed | 1937 - Eriksbergs Mekaniske Verkstads A/B, Gothenburg | ||
| Owner | Rederi-A/B Svenska Lloyd, Gothenburg | ||
| Homeport | Gothenburg | ||
| Date of attack | 22 Jan, 1940 | Nationality:  Swedish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-51 (Dietrich Knorr) | ||
| Position | 57.46N, 09.50W - Grid AM 2689 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 23 (12 dead and 11 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Uddevalla, Sweden - Genoa, Italy | ||
| Cargo | Paper pulp and sulphate | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 09.33 hours on 22 Jan, 1940, the neutral Gothia was hit in the bow by a torpedo from U-51, developed a list to port and sank after one hour about 45 miles west by north of St. Kilda, Scotland. The Germans did not see the nationality markings and only identified the vessel after she was already hit. | ||
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