Maja
Name | Maja |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 1,452 tons |
Country | Swedish |
Built | 1883
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Builder | S. P. Austin & Sons, Sunderland
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Operator | Rederi A/B Tertia (I. Lignell), Göteborg
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History | Iron-hulled. Built as Western Star Johnson Bros., West Hartlepool. Vessel went through a series of British owners and was renamed Neva in 1891. In 1905, sold to Rederi A/B Kårnan, Helsingborg. Sold to Rederi A/B Tertia in 1917 and renamed Maja.
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Maja
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 11 Oct 1918 | UB 126 (Waldemar von Fischer) | Sunk | Torpedoed 15 miles E of Ardglass
| 54° 15'N, 5° 24'W
| Glasgow - Rochefort
| coal
| 9
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| Master: T. Soot-Tisell
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Position of attack on Maja
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