Halfdan
Photo courtesy of Danish Maritime Museum, Elsinore
Name | Halfdan |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 1,305 tons |
Country | Danish |
Built | 1906
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Builder | Sunderland SB. Co., Ltd., Sunderland
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Operator | A/S Dampsk. Selsk. Skjold (L. H. Carl), Copenhagen
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Halfdan
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 6 Dec 1916 | UB 37 (Paul Günther) | Sunk | Captured and then torpedoed about 20 miles south of Eddystone
| 50° 10'N, 4° 12'W
| Newcastle - Livorno
| coke
| 0
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| Location given as 49°52’N, 4°11’W per KTB.
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Position of attack on Halfdan
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