Masunda
Name | Masunda |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 4,952 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1909
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Builder | A. Stephen & Sons, Ltd., Glasgow
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Operator | Glasgow United Shipping Co., Ltd. (Maclay & McIntyre), Glasgow
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History | Masunda acquired some fame when she towed the Gilbert Steeves ship Langbank (4,599 grt, built 1895), 650 miles to safety after she lost two of her propellor blades whilst on a voyage from Samarang to U.K.. with a cargo of sugar in 1911.
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Masunda
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 28 Feb 1916 | U 35 (Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière) | Sunk | 106 miles SW1/2S of Cape Matapan
| 34° 54'N, 21° 20'E
| Bangkok - London
| rice
| 0
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Position of attack on Masunda
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