Laatefos
Name | Laatefos |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 1,458 tons |
Country | Norwegian |
Built | 1913
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Builder | Fredriksstad Mek. Verks., Fredrikstad
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Operator | A/S Manchester (Th. Thoresen, Jr.), Christiania
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Laatefos
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 21 Jun 1917 | U 19 (Johannes Spieß) | Sunk | Torpedoed 64 miles west of Lerwick
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| Drammen - Manchester
| wood pulp & paper
| 0
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| Location also given as 25 miles off Lerwick in some sources.
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