MT Gustaf E. Reuter was a 6,336 ton Swedish motor tanker belonging to the company Rederi AB Reut. She was built in 1928 by the Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstad shipyard in Gothenburg.[1]

History
Sweden
NameGustaf E. Reuter
OwnerRederi AB Reut, Kungsbacka, Halland, Sweden
BuilderEriksbergs M.V., Gothenburg, Sweden
Launched14 February 1928
FateTorpedoed and sunk off Fair Isle, Scotland, 27 November 1939
General characteristics [1]
TypeOil tanker
Tonnage6,336 tons GRT
Length418 ft 9 in (127.64 m)
Beam55 ft 11 in (17.04 m)
Depth32 ft 1 in (9.78 m)
Propulsion543 nhp (405 kW) diesel engine
Crew34

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; -2.050, 14 miles west-northwest from Fair Isle, in Shetland, Scotland,[2] and broke in two. The wreck was sunk by an escort vessel the next day. One person died while 33 survived.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Merchant and Navy Ship events 1939-1945 (WWII)". mareud.com. 2012. Archived from the original on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Ship Details Gustaf E. Reuter". ubootwaffe.net. 2012. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  3. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Gustaf E. Reuter (Swedish Motor tanker)". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 19 August 2012.