SS Bengt Sture

World War IISS Bengt Sture

The Swedish SS Bengt Sture was torpedoed on 29 October 1942 by the Soviet submarine SHCH-406 off Oxelösund in the Baltic Sea. The vessel was en route from Danzig to Oxelösund carrying coal. The entire crew of 15, including one Norwegian, perished in the sinking.

About SS Bengt Sture

  • Nationality

    Sweden

  • Built

    1917

  • Wrecked

    29.10.1942

  • Carrier

    Rederi A.B. Eruts v/ Sture Eruts

  • Tonnage

    1350 dvt

Casualties