SS Hansa (1899)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Sweden | |
| Name | SS Hansa |
| Operator | Ångfartygs AB Gotland, of Visby. |
| Port of registry |  Sweden |
| Builder | William Lindbergs Verkstads- och Varfs AB, Stockholm |
| Yard number | 233 |
| Launched | 16 September 1899 |
| Fate | Sunk by Soviet submarine L21 on 24 November 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 563 tons |
| Length | 47.9 m |
| Beam | 7.8 m |
| Draught | 3.9 m |
| Capacity | 63 |
| Crew | 23 |
The Hansa was a Swedish passenger ship, in use on the route between the Swedish mainland and Visby. She was torpedoed and sunk by a Soviet submarine in 1944, during World War II.
Career and sinking
The Hansa was a passenger steamship built in
, during the 1930s.At 05.57 on November 1944, the Hansa was
minesweepers Landsort and Arholma. Investigations after the war pointed to the Soviet submarine L-21 and its captain Sergey Mogilevskiy as being responsible for the sinking. In 1992, information uncovered in Russian archives confirmed the Hansa was sunk by the L-21.[2]
Commemoration
A memorial plaque in Visby Cathedral commemorates the sinking of the ship and the loss of innocent lives. The ship's bell of the Hansa is also preserved in the cathedral.[2]
References
- ^ Ekberg, Göran; Hedberg, Jonas. "Hansa – torpederad av sovjetisk ubåt". Digitalt Museum (in Swedish). Vrak – Museum of Wrecks. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Hansa". Vrak - Museum of wrecks. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
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