SS Sanct Svithun

History
Flag of NorwayNorway
NameSanct Svithun
NamesakeSaint Swithun – patron saint of Stavanger, Norway
OwnerDet Stavangerske Dampskibsselskab in Stavanger
Port of registryStavanger
RouteHurtigruten
BuilderDanziger Werft, Free City of Danzig
Yard number46
LaunchedMarch 1927
Acquired1 July 1927
HomeportBergen, Norway
FateSunk by Allied aircraft on 30 September 1943
General characteristics
Tonnage1,376 GRT
Length236 ft (71.93 m)
Beam35.2 ft (10.73 m)
Draught21.3 ft (6.49 m)
Propulsion1,650 hp 4 cylinder Lentz-type double compound engine
Speed14 knots (26 km/h)
Capacity100 First Class, 82 Third Class
ArmamentAfter 1940: German-manned anti-aircraft guns

SS Sanct Svithun was a 1,376 ton steel-hulled steamship built by the German shipyard Danziger Werft and delivered to the Norwegian Stavanger-based shipping company Det Stavangerske Dampskibsselskab on 1 July 1927. She sailed the Hurtigruten route along the coast of Norway until she was lost in an air attack on 30 September 1943 during the Second World War.