SS Martti Ragnar (1934)

History
Owner	1903 A/S D/S Norden (P. Brown), Copenhagen; 1934 , Loviisa;
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
Tonnage	2,130 GRT
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 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]

References[]

^ "5602102". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 16 October 2018.

Coordinates: 58°24′N 8°48′E / 58.400°N 8.800°E / 58.400; 8.800

[1] "5602102". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 16 October 2018.

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v t Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in September 1939
Shipwrecks	1 Sep: ORP Mazur 3 Sep: Athenia, ORP Gryf, ORP Mewa, ORP Wicher 6 Sep: ORP General Haller 8 Sep: HNLMS Willem van Ewijck 10 Sep: SS Magdapur, HMS Oxley 12 Sep: Davara 14 Sep: Fanad Head, ORP Jaskółka, U-39 16 Sep: Rudyard Kipling 17 Sep: HMS Courageous 18 Sep: ORP Warszawa 20 Sep: U-27 23 Sep: Martti Ragnar 24 Sep: Phryné, Caldew 29 Sep: HMS Caledonia 30 Sep: ORP Komendant Piłsudski 30 Sep: SS Clement
Other incidents	2 Sep: USS Pigeon 3 Sep: Hannah Böge 4 Sep: Christian Van Doornum 16 Sep: City of Paris 18 Sep: ORP Orzeł (incident) 22 Sep: Martti Ragnar Unknown date: HMS Vanquisher, HMS Walker Unknown date: SS Toruń
1938 1939 1940 August 1939 October 1939