Asalia
Name | Asalia |
Type | Sailing vessel
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GRT | 2,348 tons |
Country | Norwegian |
Built | 1892
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Builder | Fairfield SB. & Eng. Co., Ltd., Ltd., Glasgow
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Operator | A/S Odderø (Thv. B. Heistein & Sons A/S), Kristiansand
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History | Four-basted steel-hulled bark. Built as Chiltonford.
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U-boat attacks on Sailing vessel Asalia
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 30 Jun 1917 | UC 44 (Kurt Tebbenjohanns) | Sunk | Stopped and sunk in the Western Approaches
| 51° 00'N, 13° 50'W
| New York - Dublin
| drummed parafin
| 0
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| Vessel only sank on July 1 from a combination of scuttling charges, artillery fire, and setting on fire.
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Position of attack on Asalia
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