Calabria
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| Name | Calabria | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 1,277 tons | ||
| Completed | 1916 - Oskarshamns Varf AB, Oskarshamn | ||
| Owner | Rederi-A/B Svenska Lloyd, Gothenburg | ||
| Homeport | Gothenburg | ||
| Date of attack | 22 Jun 1941 | Nationality:  Swedish | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-141 (Philipp Schüler) | ||
| Position | Grid AM 5255 - See estimated map location (55.20N08.45W) * | ||
| Complement | 24 (3 dead and 21 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SL-76 (dispersed) | ||
| Route | Port Harcourt - Freetown - Bromborough Port - Methil - Hull | ||
| Cargo | 1480 tons of palm kernels and 200 tons of copra | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 03.29 hours on 22 Jun, 1941, the Calabria, dispersed from convoy SL-76, was hit aft by one torpedo from U-141 and sank by the stern after 30 minutes about 100 miles 280° from Inishtrahull Lightship. The ship had been missed with two torpedoes at 00.27 and 02.13 hours. | ||
* Estimated position shown here is based on positions of losses in a roughly the same German grid code. It may be a bit off but should give a good idea as to where the attack took place.
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