Scandinavia
Photo courtesy of Rickard Sahlsten collection
| Name | Scandinavia | ||
| Type: | Motor merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,641 tons | ||
| Completed | 1937 - Eriksbergs Mekaniske Verkstads A/B, Gothenburg | ||
| Owner | Rederi-A/B Svenska Lloyd, Gothenburg | ||
| Homeport | Gothenburg | ||
| Date of attack | 10 Jul 1943 | Nationality:  Swedish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-510 (Alfred Eick) | ||
| Position | 08.21N, 48.30W - Grid EP 2984 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 25 (0 dead and 25 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Philadelphia - Curaçao - Rio de Janeiro - Montevideo | ||
| Cargo | General cargo | ||
| History | Completed in November 1937 | ||
| Notes on loss | At 00.51 hours on 10 Jul, 1943, the Scandinavia was stopped by U-510 off Dutch Guyana. At 02.50 hours, she was torpedoed and sunk in accordance with the prize rules in 07°58N/48°06W after the crew had abandoned ship in two lifeboats. The survivors made landfall at Paramaribo on 19 July. | ||
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