Fantoft
Name | Fantoft |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 1,034 tons |
Country | Norwegian |
Built | 1898
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Builder | Bergens Mek. Verks., Bergen
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Operator | Rasmus F. Olsen, Bergen
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Fantoft
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 9 Feb 1918 | UC 69 (Erwin Waßner) | Sunk | Mined off Belle Ile
| 47° 31'N, 3° 13'W
| Cardiff - Bordeaux
| coal
| 6
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| The location of the sinking exactly matches UC 69’s minefield of March 27, 1917.
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Position of attack on Fantoft
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