Florrieston
Name | Florrieston |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 3,366 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1901
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Builder | W. Gray & Co., Ltd., West Hartlepool
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Operator | Florrieston SS. Co., Ltd. (W. S. Miller & Co.), Glasgow
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History | Built for the Bridge Stm. Shipping Co., Ltd. (Moore, Innes & Co., Ltd.), London as Battersea Bridge. Sold in 1905 to W. Gray & Co., Ltd., London. The Florrieston SS. Co. acquired the vessel in 1912 and renamed her.
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Florrieston
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 20 Apr 1918 | U 91 (Alfred von Glasenapp) | Sunk | Torpedoed at 5:30pm 6 miles E1/2N of the South Rock, Northern Ireland.
| 54° 30'N, 5° 11'W
| Almeria - Glasgow
| general cargo
| 19
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| or position 54.28N 05.12W (per patrol boat P 62). Sinking location listed in reference to "South Stack" in error.
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Position of attack on Florrieston
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