Reet
Estonian Steam merchant
Reet under her former name Mudir
| Name | Reet | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 815 tons | ||
| Completed | 1904 - Helsingborgs Varfs A/B, Helsingborg | ||
| Owner | A. Jürgenthal, Haapsalu | ||
| Homeport | Haapsalu | ||
| Date of attack | 3 Feb 1940 | Nationality:  Estonian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-58 (Herbert Kuppisch) | ||
| Position | 58° 45'N, 0° 36'E - Grid AN 4241 | ||
| Complement | 18 (18 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Methil (31 Jan) - Gothenburg | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | Completed in July 1904 as Swedish Mudir for Motala Rederi A/B (G.F. Petterson), Motala. 1920 renamed Larus for Svenska Sockerfabriks A/B (C.F. Tranchell), Malmö. 1936 renamed Solveig for Rederi A/B C.A. Blidberg & Co, Gothenburg. 1938 sold to Estonia and renamed Reet for A. Jürgenthal, Haapsalu. | ||
| Notes on event | At 09.36 hours on 3 February 1940 the unescorted and neutral Reet was hit on the starboard side by one G7e torpedo from U-58 and sank in less than four minutes about 80 miles east-southeast of Fair Isle. The U-boat had chased the ship for 13 hours, missing with the first two torpedoes at 02.15 and 04.52 hours and eventually firing the third torpedo from a distance of less than 300 meters. The Reet was reported missing after leaving Methil on 31 January. | ||
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