Bretwalda
Name | Bretwalda |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 4,037 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1911
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Builder | Sunderland SB. Co., Ltd., Sunderland
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Operator | Hall Bros. SS. Co., Ltd. (Hall Bros.), Newcastle
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Bretwalda
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 30 Aug 1915 | UC 5 (Herbert Pustkuchen) | Damaged | Mined 3 miles E from the Longsand LV. Beached but refloated.
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| Newcastle - Marseilles
| coal
| 0
|
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2 | 13 Dec 1916 | UB 43 (Hans von Mellenthin) | Sunk | Torpedoed 220 miles ExS of Malta
| 35° 30'N, 19° 05'E
| Calcutta - Boulogne
| jute
| 0
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| 35°31’N, 19°14’ per KTB
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Position of attack on Bretwalda
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