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Emanuel

Names and owners

Year

Name

Owner

1898 Emanuel Rederi AB Helsingborg
1917 Roland Angfartygs AB Tirfing
1919 Jaffa Rederi AB Sverige-Levanten
1925 Liana Rederi AB Lerberget

Fate

On a voyage from Blyth for Halmstead, Sweden with a cargo of coal & a crew of 20 Liana was torpedoed by German submarine U14 (Herbert Wohlfarth) & sank 24 miles north of Kinnaird Head on 16 February 1940. 8 survivors were picked up by the Santos which was then sunk on 24 February with the loss of 6 of the survivors from Liana. 10 lives lost in first attack; 6 lives lost in second attack.