Fairport
Name | Fairport |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 3,838 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1906
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Builder | W. Doxford & Sons, Ltd., Sunderland
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Operator | Port SS. Co., Ltd. (J. Coull), Newcastle
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History | Turret hull steamer.
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Fairport
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 15 Apr 1916 | U 69 (Ernst Wilhelms) | Sunk | 31 miles NxW of Bishop Rock
| 50° 18'N, 6° 52'W
| Rosario - Manchester
| wheat
| 0
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Position of attack on Fairport
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