SS Everalda

History
Name
  • Mokta (1912-1932)
  • Everalda (1932-1942)
OwnerŽenija Heinrichsons (F. Grauds, Shipping Company Limited)
Port of registry Riga, Latvia
BuilderWilliam Gray & Co. Ltd.
Yard number815
Launched11 October 1912
CompletedNovember 1912
AcquiredNovember 1912
Maiden voyageNovember 1912
In serviceNovember 1912
Out of service29 June 1942
IdentificationOfficial number: 183
FateShelled and sunk
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage3,950 GRT
Length106.7 metres (350 ft 1 in)
Beam15.2 metres (49 ft 10 in)
Depth8.5 metres (27 ft 11 in)
Installed power1 x 3 cyl. triple expansion engine
PropulsionScrew propeller
Sail planPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaCape HenryRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Speed8 knots
Crew36

SS Everalda was a Latvian Cargo ship and part of the Latvian Mercantile Marine during World War II that the German submarine U-158 shelled and sank on 23 June 1942 in the Atlantic Ocean 360 nautical miles (670 km) south south west of Bermuda while she was travelling from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil while carrying general cargo.

The ship was one of eight Latvian freighters who refused orders from occupation authorities to return to Soviet-occupied Latvia in 1940.