Dansted
Photo courtesy of Danish Maritime Museum, Elsinore
Name | Dansted |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 1,492 tons |
Country | Danish |
Built | 1882
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Builder | Murdoch & Murray, Port Glasgow
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Operator | A/S Dampsk. Selsk. Rødby Havn (A. Andersen), Rødby Havn
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History | Built as Cedric for George Hood & Co., Glasgow. Wrecked at Varna in 1883. Salvaged, and sold to Greek owners as Thrace. In 1898, sold to Dampsk. Selsk. Myren (U. Holm), Copenhagen and renamed Anna. Purchased by A/S Dampsk. Selsk. Rødby Havn (A. Andersen), Rødby Havn in 1915 and renamed Dansted.
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Dansted
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 23 Nov 1916 | UC 26 (Matthias Graf von Schmettow) | Sunk | 15 miles W of Armen LH
| 49° 01'N, 5° 32'W
| Cardiff - Saint Nazaire
| coal
| 0
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Position of attack on Dansted
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