Talavera
Name | Talavera |
Type | Steamer
|
GRT | 1,741 tons |
Country | Swedish |
Built | 1889
|
Builder | W. Dobson & Co., Newcastle
|
Operator | Ångfartygs A/B Kullen (C. A. Banck), Helsingborg
|
History | Built for H. Scholefield & Son, Newcastle. Transferred to Talavera SS. Cop., Ltd. Newcastle in 1901 with Arthur Scholefield listed as manager. Sold in 1904 to Ångfartygs A/B Kullen with C. A. Banck as manager. After being released, she was sold in 1917 to Rederi A/B Svenska Lloyd (H. Metcalfe), Göteborg and renamed Fylgia only to be sunk on January 24, 1918 by UC 49.
|
U-boat attacks on Steamer Talavera
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 30 Sep 1916 | U 55 (Wilhelm Werner) | prize | North Sea
|
|
|
|
|
| Taken as prize but later released.
|
If you can help us with any additional information on this vessel then please contact us.