Helge
Name | Helge |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 1,133 tons |
Country | Swedish |
Built | 1877
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Builder | W. Gray & Co., West Hartlepool
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Operator | A/B H. Unér (Rob. Göhle), Norrköping
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History | Built as James Groves for Groves, Maclean & Co., West Hartlepool. Sold in 1902 sold to Ångfartygs A/B Göteborg-Manchester (K. O. F. Dalman), Göteborg and renamed Helge. Ångfartygs A/B Asta (T. Ericsson), Göteborg became the owner in 1915. In 1916, A/B H. Unér bought the steamer.
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Helge
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 26 Aug 1918 | UB 109 (Kurt Ramien) | Sunk | Torpedoed in the Bay of Saint Brieuc (N Brittany)
| 48° 49'N, 2° 45'W
| London - Brest
| cement
| 13
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| Master: J. A. Gudmundsson
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Position of attack on Helge
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