SS Sanct Svithun

History
Norway
Name	Sanct Svithun
Namesake	Saint Swithun – patron saint of Stavanger, Norway
Owner	Det Stavangerske Dampskibsselskab in Stavanger
Port of registry	Stavanger
Route	Hurtigruten
Builder	Danziger Werft, Free City of Danzig
Yard number	46
Launched	March 1927
Acquired	1 July 1927
Homeport	Bergen, Norway
Fate	Sunk by Allied aircraft on 30 September 1943
General characteristics
Tonnage	1,376 GRT
Length	236 ft (71.93 m)
Beam	35.2 ft (10.73 m)
Draught	21.3 ft (6.49 m)
Propulsion	1,650 hp 4 cylinder Lentz-type double compound engine
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h)
Capacity	100 First Class, 82 Third Class
Armament	After 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.