Amberton
Name | Amberton |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 4,556 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1902
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Builder | Ropner & Son, Stockton
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Operator | Carlton SS. Co., Ltd. (R. Chapman & Son), Newcastle
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Amberton
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 5 Nov 1917 | UB 50 (Franz Becker) | Damaged | Torpedoed north of Cap Bon
| 37° 19'N, 8° 41'E
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| 0
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| Beached at La Calle (70 miles west of Bizerta). Refloated postwar, arriving at Algiers on December 17, 1919
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Position of attack on Amberton
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