SS Martti Ragnar (1934)

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Career
Owner: 1903 A/S D/S Norden (P. Brown), Copenhagen
1934 Loviisa Rederi A/B, Loviisa
Builder: Helsingörs Jernskibs-og Maskinbyggeri A/S, Helsingör, Denmark
Yard number: 97
Acquired: 1934
In service: August 1903
Out of service: 23 September 1939
Fate: Sunk by Unterseeboot 4
General characteristics
Displacement: 2.262
Length: 97,87 m
Beam: 13,18 m
Draft: 5,84 m
Propulsion: triple expansion steam engine
Speed: 8 knots

SS Martti Ragnar was a Finnish steam freighter own by Ragnar Nordström and named after his son Martti-Ragnar Nordström. In 1939, while carrying a cargo of cellulose, sulfite and woodpulp from Kemi to Ellesmere Port in England, she was sunk by Unterseeboot 4 on 22 September in Skagerrak. [1]

References

  1. Ship Details MARTTI RAGNAR - ubootwaffe.net

Coordinates: 58°24′N 8°48′E / 58.4°N 8.8°E / 58.4; 8.8

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