Begona No. 4
Name | Begona No. 4 |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 2,407 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1890
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Builder | J. L. Thompson & Sons, Sunderland
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Operator | The Shipping Controller (H. Rees Jones & Co.), London
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History | Purchased from J. M. Urquijo, Montevideo in 1917 and possibly renamed Camphill though most records still refer to this ship as Begona No. 4.
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Begona No. 4
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 27 Jul 1917 | U 46 (Leo Hillebrand) | Sunk | Torpedoed 70 miles WxN1/2N of Fastnet
| 51° 15'N, 11° 45'W
| Bona - Cork
| phosphates
| 2
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Position of attack on Begona No. 4
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