Fredrika
Name | Fredrika |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 1,851 tons |
Country | Swedish |
Built | 1890
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Builder | J. Blumer & Co., Sunderland
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Operator | Rederi A/B Fredrika (J. Mannerheim), Hernösand
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History | Built as Clara for Robinson Bros., Whitby. Sold in 1902 to Rederi A/B Hernodia (A. F. Natterqvist), Hernösand. Hans Hamberg took over as manager in 1911. Sold again to Rederi A/B Fredrika (J. Mannerheim) in 1916 and renamed Fredrika.
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Fredrika
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 12 Jul 1917 | U 52 (Hans Walther) | Sunk | Torpedoed 50 miles E of the Orkney Islands
| 59° 08'N, 0° 54'E
| Uddevalla - Hull
| timber
| 0
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| Taken in tow but foundered 9 miles east of Auskerry, Orkney Islands. Master: K. A. Nyberg
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Position of attack on Fredrika
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