Empress
Name | Empress |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 2,914 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1893
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Builder | Furness, Withy & Co., Ltd., West Hartlepool
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Operator | Amaryllis Shipping Co., Ltd. (W. Coupland & Co.), Cardiff
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Empress
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 31 Jul 1917 | UC 63 (Karsten von Heydebreck) | Sunk | Mined 4.5 miles ExS1/2S of Withernsea LH
| 53° 45'N, 0° 08'E
| Tyne - Southend (f.o.)
| coal
| 5
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Position of attack on Empress
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