Onto
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| Name | Onto | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1.333 tons | ||
| Completed | 1918 - H. te Veldhuis, Papendrecht | ||
| Owner | Ernst Sohn, Helsinki | ||
| Homeport | Helsinki | ||
| Date of attack | 23 Jan, 1940 | Nationality:  Finnish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-56 (Wilhelm Zahn) | ||
| Position | Grid AN 8177 | ||
| Complement | 18 (0 dead and 18 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Zeebrugge - Tyne | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 22.13 hours on 23 Jan, 1940, the Onto struck a mine laid on 8 January by U-56 and sank within minutes 2.7 miles 251° from Smith´s Lightvessel, Cross Sand. All hands were rescued by a British destroyer and a Greek steamer. | ||
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