Indra
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| Name | Indra | ||
| Type: | Motor merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 5.041 tons | ||
| Completed | 1923 - Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Mij NV, Amsterdam | ||
| Owner | Knut Knutsen O.A.S., Haugesund | ||
| Homeport | Haugesund | ||
| Date of attack | 26 Nov, 1942 | Nationality:  Norwegian | |
| Fate | Sunk by UD-3 (Hermann Rigele) | ||
| Position | 02.10N, 28.52W - Grid ER 9833 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 39 (0 dead and 39 survivors). | ||
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| Route | Capetown (8 Nov) - Trinidad - New York | ||
| Cargo | 2800 tons of ore | ||
| History | Completed in May 1923 for Den Norske Russlandslinje A/S, Kristiania. In April 1929 sold to Knut Knutsen O.A.S., Haugesund. On 6 Jun, 1942, the Indra accidentally shot down a British Swordfish aircraft (FAA Sqdn 814, pilot SubLt J. Moore, RNVR) northeast of Celyon. The aircraft had been circling the ship and was downed by AA fire as it began to dive towards the ship, all three crew members were lost. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 17.35 hours on 26 Nov, 1942, the unescorted Indra (Master Thomas Nųkling) was hit by one torpedo from UD-3 in the port side bow. At 18.48 hours, a coup de grāce was fired, which struck amidships, causing the ship to sink by the bow within 30 seconds. The survivors were then questioned by the U-boat and later they set sail for the Brazilian coast. On 30 November, the survivors were picked up from their two lifeboats by the British motor merchant Eurybates in 00°34S/32°44W (after sailing about 320 miles) and taken to Trinidad. | ||
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