Adolf
Name | Adolf |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 835 tons |
Country | Swedish |
Built | 1872
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Builder | Clelands, Wallsend
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Operator | Ångfartygs AB Adolf (A. Bratt & Co.), Gothenburg
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History | Built as Anne Smith for Edward Smith, London. In 1880, sold to Biscay Steam Ship Co., Ltd. (Curwen Bros.), Liverpool who renamed the vessel Brackley two years later. In 1888, the owners became the New Biscay SS. Co., Ltd., Liverpool. The next year, Ångfartygs A/B Amicitia (A. Bratt), Göteborg bought the steamer and renamed her Adolf. In 1913, ownership was transferred to Ångfartygs A/B Adolf.
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Adolf
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 12 Feb 1917 | UC 44 (Kurt Tebbenjohanns) | Sunk | Stopped and scuttled 39 miles SSE of Dennis Head
| 58° 53'N, 1° 32'W
| Swansea - Warkworth & Gothenburg
| general cargo
| 0
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| Capt. K.T. Kristiansson
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Position of attack on Adolf
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