The manager Paul Eklöf was a ship broker and owned shares of shipping companies. Sovjets killed him in the war 28. July 1941.
SS MARGARETA (OFEB, LR/IMO) Valmistunut/completed 1904.3, West Hartlepool, William Gray & Company Ltd 5150 dwt, 1480 HP, 102.45 x 14.34 x 6.40 m.
1904.3: ATLANTIC, W.H.Cockerline & Co, Hull.
1939: MARGARETA, homeport Porvoo. Oy Margareta Steamship Ab (mgr. Paul Eklöf, Lönnrotink. 45 A. Flag of convenience, 99% of the shares owned British John Johnston.) Helsinki. 1941.6.26: enroute England - Barcelona with coal cargo arrived with a convoy at Gibraltar. August 7th captured by British, Ministry of War Transport (Ohlson, Johnston & Co). Coal discharged and ship loaded general cargo and scrap. September 17. left Gibraltar in a convoy bound for Glasgow. 1941.9.27: torpedoed by German submarine U-201 in psn 50.15N / 17.27W. British destroyer rescued the crew, shipdog Roy was lost.

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