SS Martti Ragnar (1934)
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 U-4 on 22 September in Skagerrak.[1]
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| Builder: | Helsingørs Jernskibs- og Maskinbyggeri A/S, Helsingør, Denmark |
| Yard number: | 97 |
| Acquired: | 1934 |
| In service: | August 1903 |
| Out of service: | 23 September 1939 |
| Fate: | Sunk by U-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 |
References
- "5602102". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
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1938   August 1939 | |
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