MT Gustaf E. Reuter

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NameGustaf E. Reuter
OwnerRederi AB Reut, Kungsbacka, Halland, Sweden
Builder Eriksbergs M.V., Gothenburg, Sweden
Launched14 February 1928
FateTorpedoed and sunk, 27 November 1939
General characteristics [1]
TypeOil tanker
Tonnage6,336  GRT
Length418 ft 9 in (127.64 m)
Beam55 ft 11 in (17.04 m)
Depth32 ft 1 in (9.78 m)
Propulsion543 nhp (405 kW) diesel engine
Crew34

MT Gustaf E. Reuter was a 6,336-ton Swedish motor tanker belonging to the company Rederi AB Reut. She was built in 1928 by the Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstad shipyard in Gothenburg. [1]

On a voyage from Haugesund to Curaçao she was torpedoed and sunk by the U-boat U-48 at 00:30 on 27 November 1939 at the position 59°38′N02°03′W / 59.633°N 2.050°W / 59.633; -2.050 , 14 miles (23 km) west northwest from Fair Isle, in Shetland, Scotland, [2] and broke in two. The wreck was sunk by an escort vessel the next day. One person died while 33 survived. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Merchant and Navy Ship events 1939-1945 (WWII)". mareud.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  2. "Ship Details Gustaf E. Reuter". ubootwaffe.net. 2012. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  3. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Gustaf E. Reuter (Swedish Motor tanker)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 19 August 2012.