Gun
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| Name | Gun | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,198 tons | ||
| Completed | 1891 - J. Blumer & Co Ltd, North Dock, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Rederi-A/B Vinga (Knut Bergquist), Gothenburg | ||
| Homeport | Gothenburg | ||
| Date of attack | 30 Sep 1939 | Nationality:  Swedish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-3 (Joachim Schepke) | ||
| Position | Grid AN 3647 | ||
| Complement | 18 (0 dead and 18 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Gothenburg - Antwerp | ||
| Cargo | General cargo, including 56 tons of ammunition | ||
| History | Completed in July 1891 as Ørnen for Rederi-A/B Condor (B.A.F. Georgii), Stockholm. 1906 renamed Gevalia for C.V. Akerson. Later sold to Rederi-A/B Regulus (J. H. Pettersson), Helsingborg. 1937 renamed Gun for Rederi-A/B Vinga (Knut Bergquist), Gothenburg. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 21.08 hours on 30 Sep, 1939, the Gun (Master J.M. Persson) was stopped by U-3 about 30 miles northwest of Hanstholm and a prize commando went on board at 22.00 hours. The ship did not sink after opening the seacocks and placing scuttling charges. At 05.30 hours the next day, the prize commando was removed and the Gun was sunk by one torpedo at 09.10 hours. The survivors were picked up by the Danish steam merchant Dagmar. | ||
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