Eumaeus
| Name | Eumaeus |
| Type | Steamer
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| GRT | 6,696 tons |
| Country |  British |
| Built | 1913
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| Builder | Workman, Clark & Co., Ltd., Belfast
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| Operator | Ocean Steam Ship Co., Ltd. (A. Holt & Co.), Liverpool
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| History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Eumaeus
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
| 1 | 26 Feb 1918 | U 55 (Wilhelm Werner) | Sunk | Torpedoed 24 miles NNE of Ile de Vierge. 49.38N, 04.21W per KTB
| 49° 50'N, 4° 26'W
| Yokohama - London
| general cargo
| 0
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| Eumaeus had sailed from Port Said in convoy HE6 on February 12, 1918. After she was hit, she was taken in tow by the sloop Crocus escorted by the American destroyer Fanning (DD-37). After the towing hawser parted, she was sunk by gunfire from Crocus.
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Position of attack on Eumaeus
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