Franz Fischer
| Name | Franz Fischer |
| Type | Steamer
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| GRT | 957 tons |
| Country |  British |
| Built | 1881
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| Builder | Irvine & Co., West Hartlepool
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| Operator | Admiralty requisition (Everett & Newbigin), London
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| History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Franz Fischer
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
| 1 | 1 Feb 1916 | UB 17 (Ralph Wenninger) | Sunk | Torpedoed 2 miles south of Kentish Knock LV
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| Hartlepool - Cowes
| coal
| 13
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| British sources list as sunk by Zeppelin, however time and location match sinking claim in UB 17’s KTB.
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