New Sweden
| Name | New Sweden |
| Type | Steamer
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| GRT | 5,319 tons |
| Country |  Swedish |
| Built | 1913
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| Builder | Earle’s SB. & Eng. Co., Ltd., Hull
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| Operator | A/B Svenska Ostasiatiska Kompaniet, Göteborg
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| History | Built for A/B Svenska Amerika-Mexico Linien (Dan Broström), Göteborg, transferred to A/B Svenska Ostasiatiska Kompanie in 1916.
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U-boat attacks on Steamer New Sweden
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
| 1 | 20 May 1918 | UB 50 (Franz Becker) | Sunk | Torpedoed 20 miles SxW of the Sabinal Light
| 36° 24'N, 2° 40'W
| Genoa - Gibraltar
| in ballast
| 0
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| Master: J. M. Renström. In convoy GaG24.
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Position of attack on New Sweden
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