MV Akka
Akka under way, probably in the Scheldt | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Sweden | |
| Name | Akka |
| Owner | Trafik Ab Grängesberg–Oxelösunds |
| Operator | M Waldenström |
| Port of registry | Stockholm |
| Builder | A/B Götaverken |
| Yard number | 568 |
| Launched | 6 May 1942 |
| Sponsored by | 26 July 1942 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | ran aground, 1956 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 5,409 GRT, 3,553 NRT, 8,960 DWT |
| Length |
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| Beam | 56.7 ft (17.3 m) |
| Draught | 25 ft 10+3⁄4 in (7.89 m) |
| Depth | 24.3 ft (7.4 m) |
| Decks | 1 |
| Installed power | |
| Propulsion | 1 × screw |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Crew | 1956: 33 |
| Sensors & processing systems |
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| Notes | sister ships: Sarek, Sagged, Suorva, Saivo |
MV Akka was a Swedish cargo motor ship that was built in Gothenburg in 1942. In 1956 she ran aground in the Firth of Clyde. Six of her 33 crew were killed. Her wreck, off Dunoon, is now a wreck diving site.