Britta
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| Name | Britta | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1.146 tons | ||
| Completed | 1921 - Unterweser Schiffbau-Ges. AG, Wesermünde | ||
| Owner | J. Lauritzen, Copenhagen | ||
| Homeport | Esbjerg | ||
| Date of attack | 25 Mar, 1940 | Nationality:  Danish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-47 (Günther Prien) | ||
| Position | 60.00N, 04.19W - Grid AN 1194 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 18 (13 dead and 5 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Kalundborg - Liverpool | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 05.40 hours on 25 Mar, 1940, the Britta was hit in the forepart by one torpedo from U-47 and sank slowly about 55 miles north of Sule Skerry. The ship had been spotted at 04.30 hours and missed by a first torpedo at 05.19 hours. The survivors were rescued by the Danish steam merchant Nancy of the same company that sailed together with the ship. | ||
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