Rigel
Finnish Steam merchant
Photo courtesy of Suomen Merimuseo
| Name | Rigel | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,495 tons | ||
| Completed | 1937 - Wärtsilän telakka, Turku | ||
| Owner | Suomen Höyrylaiva O/Y, Helsinki | ||
| Homeport | Helsinki | ||
| Date of attack | 28 Oct 1944 | Nationality:  Finnish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-242 (Karl-Wilhelm Pancke) | ||
| Position | 59° 57'N, 24° 21'E - Grid AO 3513 | ||
| Complement | 23 (0 dead and 23 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Mäntyluoto, Finland - Leningrad | ||
| Cargo | 1413 tons of general cargo | ||
| History | Completed in February 1937 | ||
| Notes on event | At 13.15 hours on 28 Oct 1944 the Rigel struck a mine laid on 21 September by U-242 and soon thereafter a second, causing her to sink at 14.10 hours. All crewmen survived and were picked up by the Finnish tug Herkules. | ||
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