Schoner "Inga" - evacuation of Estonia Sept. 1944

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aaaviku
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Schoner "Inga" - evacuation of Estonia Sept. 1944

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Post by aaaviku » 16 Jul 2016, 05:22

A friend is looking for information (and hopefully a picture) of a Schoner named "Inga" that was used in the evacuation of Estonia in September of 1944. The ship left from possibly around Sōru, Hiiumaa (island) in Estonia. They were heading to Sweden but were forced to take a detour toward Germany when a German u-boat approached. When the u-boat was gone the captain turned about and headed for Sweden.

I don't think the ship was Kriegsmarine. I see no record of it in the transcribed War Diaries, or of the ship also being deployed in other evacuations, such as are listed in Karl Hintzer's diaries (evacuation ships arrivals in Danzig and Gotenhafen).

I have found a Norwegian steamer named "Inga I", and a Finnish steamer named "Inga", but no Schoner.
If anyone has any hints of where to look I would greatly appreciate it!
thank you
Last edited by Dieter Zinke on 16 Jul 2016, 10:05, edited 1 time in total.

igorr
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Re: Schoner "Inga" - evacuation of Estonia Sept. 1944

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Post by igorr » 20 Jul 2016, 04:05

There is 3 schooner in Lloyd Register, but all swedish. But there also 2 INGE - one danish and one german.
http://www.plimsollshipdata.org/pdffile ... 0b0244.pdf


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