Metropolis
Name | Metropolis |
Type | Sailing vessel
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GRT | 1,811 tons |
Country | Norwegian |
Built | 1887
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Builder | R. & J. Evans, Liverpool
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Operator | A/S Metropolis (Thv. B. Heistein & Sønner A/S), Kristiansand
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History | Four-masted, iron-hulled bark.
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U-boat attacks on Sailing vessel Metropolis
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 24 Apr 1917 | U 61 (Victor Dieckmann) | Sunk | Stopped and scuttled SW of the Scillys
| 48° 30'N, 11° 15'W
| Philadelphia – Le Havre
| lubricating oil in drums
| 0
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Position of attack on Metropolis
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