Etna
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| Name | Etna | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 2,619 tons | ||
| Completed | 1918 - Fredriksstad Mekaniske Verksted A/S, Fredrikstad | ||
| Owner | A/B Transmarin (Sven Redig), Helsingborg | ||
| Homeport | Helsingborg | ||
| Date of attack | 14 Dec 1942 | Nationality:  Swedish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-217 (Kurt Reichenbach-Klinke) | ||
| Position | 17.43N, 46.15W - Grid EF 3517 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 27 (0 dead and 27 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | New York - Montevideo | ||
| Cargo | 3400 tons of general cargo and mail | ||
| History | Completed in June 1918 as Swedish Arcturus for Ångfartygs A/B Gefle (E. Brodin), Torö. 1921 renamed Etna for A/B Transmarin (Sven Redig), Helsingborg. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 03.25 hours on 14 Dec, 1942, the neutral Etna was stopped by U-217 and the crew was ordered to abandon ship because she was carrying contraband. At 04.51 hours, the ship was sunk with a stern torpedo. | ||
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