MT Gustaf E. Reuter
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| 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 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., 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]
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