Vera
Name | Vera |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 2,308 tons |
Country | Swedish |
Built | 1897
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Builder | Ropner & Son, Stockton
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Operator | Rederi A/B Scania (J. P. Jönsson), Landskrona
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History | Built as Ashfield for T. Appleby & Co., West Hartlepool. Ownership transferred to Greatham Steam Shipping Co., Ltd. with T. Appleby & Co. as managers in 1910. In 1913, Ångfartygs A/B Vera (Emil Löfgren), Gefle and renamed Vera. Sold to Rederi A/B Scania (J. P. Jönsson) in 1915
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Vera
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 5 Oct 1916 | U 35 (Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière) | Sunk | Stopped and sunk 45 miles S of Cape Carbonara at 10:00am
| 38° 27'N, 9° 45'E
| Newport, Mon. - Naples
| coal
| 0
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| Master: Hjalmar Nilsson
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Position of attack on Vera
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