Rhodesia
Name | Rhodesia |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 4,313 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1900
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Builder | Northumberland SB. Co., Ltd., Newcastle
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Operator | Franco-British SS. Co., Ltd. (Olivier & Co., Ltd.), Cardiff
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Rhodesia
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 11 Oct 1917 | U 61 (Victor Dieckmann) | Sunk | 7 miles SExS Coningbeg LV St George’s Channel
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| Tampico - London
| oil & bitumen
| 4
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| Rhodesia had sailed from Hampton Roads with convoy HH25 on 22 September 1917, but could not keep up.
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