Empress Of Fort William
Name | Empress Of Fort William |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 2,181 tons |
Country | Canadian |
Built | 1908
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Builder | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Ltd., Newcastle
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Operator | Canada Steamship Lines, Ltd., Montreal
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Empress Of Fort William
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 27 Feb 1916 | UC 6 (Matthias Graf von Schmettow) | Sunk | Mined 2 miles S of the Dover Pier
| 51° 05'N, 1° 19'E
| South Shields - Dunkerque
| coal
| 0
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| 51.05N 01.1930E
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Position of attack on Empress Of Fort William
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