City of Marseilles
| Name | City of Marseilles | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 8.317 tons | ||
| Completed | 1913 - Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow and Hebburn-on-Tyne | ||
| Owner | Ellerman Lines Ltd, London | ||
| Homeport | London | ||
| Date of attack | 6 Jan, 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-13 (Heinz Scheringer) | ||
| Position | Grid AN 0179 - See estimated map location (56.41N02.04W) * | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
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| History | Completed in January 1913. During World War 1, the ship was shelled by a German U-boat, but escaped. On 22 Jan, 1942, the City of Marseilles stranded near Batticaloa, Ceylon, but was safely refloated. 1947 broken up. | ||
| Notes on loss | On 6 Jan, 1940, the City of Marseilles was damaged by a mine, laid on 12 Dec, 1939 by U-13, 1.5 miles southeast of Tay Fairway Buoy, River Tay. | ||
* Estimated position shown here is based on positions of losses in a roughly the same German grid code. It may be a bit off but should give a good idea as to where the attack took place.
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