Elax
| Name | Elax |
| Type | Tanker
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| GRT | 3,980 tons |
| Country |  British |
| Built | 1893
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| Builder | W. Gray & Co., Ltd., West Hartlepool
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| Operator | Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co., Ltd., London
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| History |
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U-boat attacks on Tanker Elax
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
| 1 | 10 Oct 1916 | UB 43 (Hans von Mellenthin) | Sunk | Torpedoed 70 miles WSW of Cape Matapan
| 35° 54'N, 21° 19'E
| Rangoon - Malta
| fuel oil
| 0
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| Master Arthur Gilroy Pope. Position per KTB is 36°06’N, 21°12’E.
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Position of attack on Elax
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