Rononia
{{short description|British steam trawler}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image= |Ship caption=The steam trawler Rononia. }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship flag={{shipboxflag|United Kingdom|civil}} |Ship country=United Kingdom |Ship name=Rononia |Ship owner=Kottingham Trawling Co Ltd (C.G. Mastin), Grimsby{{cite web |last1=Helgason |first1=Guðmundur |title=Rononia (British Steam trawler) |url=https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/1400.html |website=uboat.net |accessdate=18 April 2020}} |Ship operator= |Ship registry=*Grimsby (1913–19)
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Rononia was a steam fishing trawler that operated for almost 30 years. Completed in 1913, she went through several owners before being requisitioned as a war trawler during the First World War. The ship survived the war and again was sold multiple times before being bought by her final owner, Kottingham Trawling Co Ltd. On 6 March 1942, Rononia was torpedoed by the {{GS|U-701}} whilst sailing to Iceland. The trawler immediately broke up with the loss of all hands.
Construction and design
Rononia was constructed by Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd in Beverley, Yorkshire for her original owner, Pelham Steam Fishing Co Ltd of Grimsby. Launched on 24 April 1913 at yard 271, the trawler had a gross register tonnage (GRT) of 213 and a net register tonnage (NRT) of 89. The ship's dimensions included a length of {{convert|117.1|ft|m|abbr=on}}, a breadth of {{convert|21.5|ft|m|abbr=on}}, and a depth of {{convert|12.1|ft|m|abbr=on}}. Her engine was a {{convert|430|ihp|lk=in}} T3-cylinder by C.D. Holmes & Co Ltd of Hull.
History
Rononia was auctioned and sold to Walter Olney of Fleetwood several months after her completion. Two years later, the trawler was confiscated by the Royal Navy to serve in the First World War, after which she was sold to The Neva Steam Trawlers Ltd. After the war, Rononia returned to Fleetwood and was owned by Neva Steam Trawlers for five years, being bought by Harold Bacon of Grimsby in 1924. After her owner died in 1929, the steamship was sold to Kottingham Trawling Co Ltd, which operated the ship until her sinking.{{cite web |title=Rononia FV |url=https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?156467 |website=wrecksite.eu |accessdate=18 April 2020}}
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On 6 March 1942, Rononia embarked on a trip to fishing grounds off Iceland. About {{Convert|200|mi|km}} off Iceland, the ship was hit by a G7e torpedo from {{GS|U-701||2}}. The U-boat had followed the trawler for twelve hours, believing that the latter was an anti-submarine trawler. Rononia broke up in two explosions with all on board killed.