Fylgia
Name | Fylgia |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 1,741 tons |
Country | Swedish |
Built | 1889
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Builder | W. Dobson & Co., Newcastle
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Operator | Rederi A/B Svenska Lloyd (H. Metcalfe), Göteborg
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History | Built as Talavera for H. Scholefield & Son, Newcastle. Owner listed from 1901 as Talavera SS. Cop., Ltd. (Arthur Scholefield), Newcastle. Sold in 1904 to Ångfartygs A/B Kullen (C. A. Banck), Helsingborg. Sold again in 1917, this time to Rederi A/B Svenska Lloyd and renamed Fylgia.
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Fylgia
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 24 Jan 1918 | UC 49 (Hans Kükenthal) | Sunk | Torpedoed and sunk about 10 miles SE of Bell Rock
| 56° 23'N, 2° 15'W
| Göteborg - Rouen
| general cargo
| 3
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| Master: M. V. Edström. Had sailed from Skudesnes Fjord on the 22nd in convoy HZ2. At the time of her loss, Fylgia had become separated from the convoy due to fog.
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Position of attack on Fylgia
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