Gafsa
Name | Gafsa |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 3,922 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1906
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Builder | W. Doxford & Sons, Ltd., Sunderland
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Operator | English & American Shipping Co., Ltd. (C. T. Bowring & Co., Ltd.), London
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History | Turret hull steamer.
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Gafsa
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 16 Jun 1916 | U 35 (Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière) | Sunk | 45 miles S of Porto Maurizio at 7:00pm
| 43° 15'N, 8° 15'E
| Swansea - Genoa
| patent fuel & coal
| 0
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| Location also given as 80 miles SWxS of Genoa
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Position of attack on Gafsa
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