Aldebaran
Name | Aldebaran |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 1,683 tons |
Country | Swedish |
Built | 1883
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Builder | W. Gray & Co., West Hartlepool
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Operator | Rederi A/B Astrea (C. A. Banck), Helsingborg
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History | Iron-hulled. Built as City of Truro for Cornwall SS. Co., Ltd., Falmouth. Sold in 1897 to Rederi A/B Astrea and renmaed Aldebaran.
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Aldebaran
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 1 Oct 1918 | UB 112 (Wilhelm Rhein) | Sunk | Torpedoed 7 miles off Wolf Rock
| 49° 54'N, 5° 59'W
| Marbella - Ayr
| ore
| 19
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| Missing vessel, lost with all hands. Master: Harald Holmgren
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Position of attack on Aldebaran
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