Reet
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| Name | Reet | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 815 tons | ||
| Completed | 1904 - Helsingborgs Varfs A/B, Helsingborg | ||
| Owner | A. Jürgenthal, Haapsalu | ||
| Homeport | Haapsalu | ||
| Date of attack | 3 Feb 1940 | Nationality:  Estonian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-58 (Herbert Kuppisch) | ||
| Position | Grid AN 4241 - See estimated map location (58.07N01.32E) * | ||
| Complement | 18 (18 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Methil (31 Jan) - Gothenburg | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | Completed in July 1904 as Swedish Mudir for Motala Rederi A/B (G.F. Petterson), Motala. 1920 renamed Larus for Svenska Sockerfabriks A/B (C.F. Tranchell), Malmö. 1936 renamed Solveig for Rederi A/B C.A. Blidberg & Co, Gothenburg. 1938 sold to Estonia and renamed Reet for A. Jürgenthal, Haapsalu. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 09.36 hours on 3 Feb, 1940, the Reet was hit by one torpedo from U-58 and sank within four minutes. She was reported missing after leaving Methil on 31 January. The ship had been first spotted at 20.35 hours the day before and was chased by the U-boat, which had missed with the first two torpedoes at 02.15 and 04.52 hours. | ||
* Estimated position shown here is based on positions of losses in a roughly the same German grid code. It may be a bit off but should give a good idea as to where the attack took place.
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