Repro
Name | Repro |
Type | Navy Trawler
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GRT | 230 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1910
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Builder | Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Ltd., Beverley
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Operator | Royal Navy
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History | Peace-time operator: G F Sleight, Grimsby
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U-boat attacks on Navy Trawler Repro
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 26 Apr 1917 | UC 77 (Reinhard von Rabenau) | Sunk | Mined off Tod Head
| 56° 53'N, 2° 08'W
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| 13
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| The sinking of Repro was reattributed in 2024 by Kevin Heath from UC 41 to UC 77. UC 41’s minefield was some distance from where Repro hit a mine and sank. The location of the sinking though is a close match for UC 77’s March 26, 1917 minefield.
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Position of attack on Repro
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