Margit
British Steam merchant
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | Margit | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,735 tons | ||
| Completed | 1924 - Kjobenhavns Flydedok & Skibsværft A/S, Copenhagen | ||
| Owner | Atkinson & Prickett Ltd, Hull | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 8 Feb 1944 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-985 (Horst Wilhelm Kessler) | ||
| Position | 61° 30'N, 10° 30'W - Grid AE 8688 | ||
| Complement | 30 (30 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | UR-108 (straggler) | ||
| Route | Tyne (29 Jan) - Loch Ewe (5 Feb) - Reykjavik | ||
| Cargo | Coal | ||
| History | Completed in April 1924 as Danish Margit for Holm & Wonsild, Copenhagen. 1940 seized by Britain and transferred to Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). | ||
| Notes on event | At 01.45 hours on 8 Feb 1944 the Margit (Master Holger Johansen), a straggler from convoy UR-108 since 7 February due to bad weather, was hit in the stern by one of two torpedoes fired by U-985 southeast of Iceland. The ship first sank on even keel, but then settled by the stern and finally capsized. The master, 23 crew members and six gunners were lost. | ||
| On board | We have details of 30 people who were on board. | ||
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