O.A. Brodin
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| Name | O.A. Brodin | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,960 tons | ||
| Completed | 1920 - E. Brodins Varvs A/B, Gefle | ||
| Owner | Rederi-A/B Kare (Erik O. Brodin), Stockholm | ||
| Homeport | Stockholm | ||
| Date of attack | 17 Jul 1940 | Nationality:  Swedish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-57 (Erich Topp) | ||
| Position | 59.22N, 03.40W - Grid AN 1368 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 24 (3 dead and 21 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Burlington, Newfoundland - St. Johns - Kirkwall - Ridham Dock | ||
| Cargo | 2665 tons of lumber and pulp wood | ||
| History | Completed as Swedish O.A. Brodin for Erik O. Brodin, Torö. 1923 renamed Erato for Rederi-A/B Erato (G.E. Sandström), Gothenburg. 1935 renamed O.A. Brodin for Rederi-A/B Kare (Erik O. Brodin), Stockholm. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 04.10 hours on 17 Jul, 1940, the neutral O.A. Brodin was hit amidships by one torpedo from U-57 and sank after 45 minutes 15 miles northwest of Noup Head, Orkneys. The ship had been missed by a first torpedo at 04.05 hours, a surface runner. The Germans misidentified her as Swedish steam merchant Anita. The survivors were picked up by HMS Sicyon (FY 669) and taken to Kirkwall. | ||
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