Aries
Name | Aries |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 3,071 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1895
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Builder | W. Gray & Co., Ltd., West Hartlepool
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Operator | Reindeer SS., Ltd. (Jackson Bros. & Cory), West Hartlepool (London)
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Aries
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 25 Feb 1917 | U 50 (Gerhard Berger) | Sunk | 190 miles NWxW of Fastnet. 51.37N, 14.14W per KTB
| 51° 55'N, 14° 30'W
| Melilla - Glasgow
| iron ore
| 0
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| Master taken prisoner.
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Position of attack on Aries
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