MS Sinfra

Fernglen shortly after launch in 1929
History
Name
  • Fernglen (1929–1934)
  • Sandhamn (1934–1939)
  • Sinfra (1939–1943)
Namesake
Owner
  • A/S Glittre (1929–1934)
  • Rederi A/B Jamaica (1934–1939)
  • Cie Generale de Nav a Vapeur Cyprien
  • Fabre (1939–42)
  • German government (1942–1943)
OperatorMittelmeer Reederei GmbH (1942–1943)
Port of registry
  • Norway Oslo, Norway (1929–1934)
  • Sweden Stockholm, Sweden (1934–1939)
  • France Marseille, France (1939–1942)
  •  Germany (1942–1943)
RouteFern Line (1929–1934)
BuilderAkers Mekaniske Verksted, Oslo, Norway
Yard number434
Launched15 May 1929
CompletedJuly 1929
Identification
FateSunk by air attack 19 October 1943
General characteristics
Tonnage
  • As built:
  • 4,444 GRT
  • 2,669 NRT
  • 8,190 DWT
  • 3,992 tons under deck
  • After 1934:
  • 4,470 GRT
  • 2,577 NRT
  • 3,979 tons under deck
Length117.4 m (385 ft)
Beam16.7 m (55 ft)
Depth7 metres (23 ft)
Decks2
Installed power624 nominal horsepower
Propulsion2 6-cylinder 4S.C.SA diesel engines, twin screw propellers
Speed12.5 knots (23.2 km/h)

Sinfra was a cargo ship built in 1929 as Fernglen by Akers Mekaniske Verksted in Oslo, Norway, for a Norwegian shipping company. The ship was sold to Swedish owners in 1934 and to a French company in 1939, on the last occasion having her name changed to Sinfra.

Sinfra was confiscated by German authorities in 1942, and used by them in the Mediterranean. On 19 October 1943, Sinfra was bombed and sunk by Allied aircraft north of Souda Bay, Crete. Around 2,000 people were killed in the sinking, the majority being Italian POWs.


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