| History | |
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| Owner |
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| Builder | Helsingørs Jernskibs- og Maskinbyggeri A/S, Helsingør, Denmark |
| Yard number | 97 |
| Acquired | 1934 |
| In service | August 1903 |
| Fate | Sunk 23 September 1939 by U-4 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 2,130 GRT |
| Length | 97,87 m |
| Beam | 13,18 m |
| Draft | 5,84 m |
| Propulsion | triple expansion steam engine |
| Speed | 8 knots |
SS Martti Ragnar was a Finnish steam freighter own by Ragnar Nordström and named after his son Martti-Ragnar Nordström. In 1939, while carrying a cargo of cellulose, sulfite and woodpulp from Kemi to Ellesmere Port in England, she was sunk by U-4 on 22 September in Skagerrak.[1]
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