Cirene
Name | Cirene |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 3,236 tons |
Country | Italian |
Built | 1895
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Builder | W. Doxford & Sons, Ltd., Sunderland
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Operator | D. & E. Fratelli Bozzo, Genoa
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History | SS Cirene was another ‘Turret’ type steamer. She was originally built for Angier Line (1887) Ltd London in 1894. Original name Royalist.
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Cirene
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 30 Sep 1915 | U 39 (Walter Forstmann) | Sunk | 85 miles south of Koufonisi Island (Crete)
| 34° 20'N, 26° 19'E
| Italy - Rhodes
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| 0
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Position of attack on Cirene
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