Florentia
| Name | Florentia |
| Type | Steamer
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| GRT | 3,688 tons |
| Country |  British |
| Built | 1912
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| Builder | Tyne Iron SB. Co., Ltd., Newcastle
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| Operator | Sutherland SS. Co., Ltd. (A. M. Sutherland), Newcastle
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| History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Florentia
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
| 1 | 29 Jun 1918 | UB 40 (Hans Joachim Emsmann) | Sunk | Torpedoed 2 miles ExN of South Cheek, Robin Hood Bay
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| Tyne - coal
| coal
| 3
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| Sinking reattributed in 2010 by Oliver Lörscher based upon German and British documents. The steamer UB 40 sank was actually Florentia while UB 88 sank Herdis, the reverse of what’s in Spindler.
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