Lynfield
Name | Lynfield |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 3,023 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1905
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Builder | Richardson, Duck & Co., Stockton
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Operator | Field SS. Co., Ltd. (E. Aston), Stockton
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Lynfield
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 8 Jan 1917 | U 35 (Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière) | Sunk | 32 miles SExS of Malta at 2:00pm (about 10 miles beaing 250° of ANDONI)
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| Cardiff - Saloniki & Alexandria
| rail wagons, coal & coke
| 1
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| Master taken prisoner. Crew rescued the following day by french liner Chili
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