Norna
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| Name | Norna | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,022 tons | ||
| Completed | 1914 - Akers Mekaniske Verksted A/S, Oslo | ||
| Owner | O.F. Ahlmark & Co Eftr-A/B (Martin Carl), Karlstad | ||
| Homeport | Karlstad | ||
| Date of attack | 13 Feb 1940 | Nationality:  Swedish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-53 (Harald Grosse) | ||
| Position | 55.30N, 11.00W - Grid AM 5179 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 18 (18 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Savona (23 Jan) - Gibraltar (7 Feb) - Stockholm | ||
| Cargo | Salt | ||
| History | Completed in April 1914 as Norwegian Gerona for A/S Gerona (K. Andersen), Fredrikstad. 1931 sold to Sweden and renamed Norna for Rederi-A/B Esperia (O.F. Ahlmark). | ||
| Notes on loss | On 13 Feb, 1940, the Norna was torpedoed and sunk by U-53. The ship went missing after leaving Gibraltar. | ||
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