Molesey
Name | Molesey |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 3,218 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1912
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Builder | J. Blumer & Co., Sunderland
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Operator | Britain SS. Co., Ltd. (Watts, Watts & Co., Ltd.), London
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Molesey
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 1 Dec 1917 | UB 81 (Reinhold Saltzwedel) | Sunk | First torpedoed 12 miles SWxW of the Brighton LV then scuttled by the submarine crew.
| 50° 27'N, 0° 39'W
| Sfax - The Downs (for orders)
| phosphate rock
| 0
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| Molesey had sailed from Gibraltar in convoy HG32 on 21 November 1917
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Position of attack on Molesey
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