MT Gustaf E. Reuter

History
Sweden
Name: Gustaf E. Reuter
Owner: Rederi A/B Reut, Sweden
Builder: Eriksbergs M.V., Gothenburg
Launched: 1928
Fate: Torpedoed and sunk, 27 November 1939
General characteristics [1]
Type: Oil tanker
Tonnage: 6,336 tons GRT
Length: 418 ft 9 in (127.64 m)
Beam: 55 ft 11 in (17.04 m)
Depth: 32 ft 1 in (9.78 m)
Propulsion: 543 nhp (405 kW) diesel engine
Crew: 34

MT Gustaf E. Reuter was a 6,336 ton Swedish motor tanker belonging to the company Rederi A/B Reut. She was built in 1928 by the Eriksbergs M.V. 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′N 02°03′W / 59.633°N 2.050°W / 59.633; -2.050Coordinates: 59°38′N 02°03′W / 59.633°N 2.050°W / 59.633; -2.050, 14 miles west-northwest from Fair Isle,[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. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  2. "Ship Details Gustaf E. Reuter". ubootwaffe.net. 2012. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  3. Helgason, Guðmundur (2012). "Gustaf E. Reuter (Swedish Motor tanker)". uboat.net. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
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