Slava
Yugoslavian Steam merchant
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| Name | Slava | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 4,512 tons | ||
| Completed | 1911 - William Doxford & Sons Ltd, Sunderland | ||
| Owner | Atlantska Plovidba DD, Susak | ||
| Homeport | Susak | ||
| Date of attack | 16 Mar 1940 | Nationality:  Yugoslavian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-29 (Otto Schuhart) | ||
| Position | 51° 20'N, 3° 39'W - Grid AM 9947 | ||
| Complement | 34 (1 dead and 33 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Cardiff - Buenos Aires | ||
| Cargo | Coal and coke | ||
| History | Completed in November 1911 as Tafna for English & American Shipping Co Ltd (Bowring), London. 1926 renamed Wynacre for Wyn Shipping Co Ltd (W.A. Young & Co), London.
1931 sold to Yugoslavia and renamed Slava. | ||
| Notes on event | On 16 March 1940 the Slava struck a mine laid on 2 March by U-29 and sank 5 miles southwest of Nash Point in the Bristol Channel. One crew member was lost. | ||
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