Ringen
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| Name | Ringen | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1.499 tons | ||
| Completed | 1917 - NV Burgerhoutīs Maschinefabriek & Scheepswerf, Rotterdam | ||
| Owner | Birger Ekerholt, Oslo | ||
| Homeport | Oslo | ||
| Date of attack | 5 Jul, 1944 | Nationality:  Norwegian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-763 (Ernst Cordes) | ||
| Position | 50.12N, 00.46W - Grid BF 3533 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | ? men (1 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | ETC-26 | ||
| Route | UK - Normandy | ||
| Cargo | War material | ||
| History | Built as Loosedrecht, later renamed S.E. Calvert and finally Ringen On 26 Oct, 1941, the Ringen was damaged in a collision with another ship in convoy and went to Hartlepool for repairs. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 18.03 hours on 5 Jul, 1944, U-763 fired a spread of three LUT torpedoes at the convoy ETC-26 off Isle of Wight and hit the Ringen (Master Oskar Monsen) with one of them. One British gunner was killed and the ship sank after being abandoned. The Ringen was sunk on her third trip for Operation Neptune. She arrived the first time in the Normandy on 8 June and left five days later and made a second trip between 22 and 27 June. | ||
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