Deodata
Norwegian Motor tanker
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| Name | Deodata | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 3,295 tons | ||
| Completed | 1897 - Laporte & Compagnie, Rouen | ||
| Owner | Christoffer Hannevig A/S, Borre | ||
| Homeport | Horten | ||
| Date of attack | 21 Oct 1939 | Nationality:  Norwegian | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-19 (Hans Meckel) | ||
| Position | 53° 20'N, 0° 38'E - Grid AN 7344 | ||
| Complement | 23 (0 dead and 23 survivors). | ||
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| Route | Constanza - Grangemouth | ||
| Cargo | Ballast | ||
| History | Completed in June 1897 as French four-masted barque Le Quevilly for H. Prentout-Leblond & E. Boniface, Rouen. 1921 laid up and 1923 sold to Norway. 1926 converted to the whale oil tanker Deodata. | ||
| Notes on event | On 21 Oct 1939 the neutral Deodata struck a mine laid by U-19 on 16 October 1.5 miles off the Inner Dowsing lightvessel and sank. The wreck was later dispersed. The survivors were picked up by the Gorleston lifeboat Louise Stephens. | ||
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