Hyperia
Name | Hyperia |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 3,908 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1895
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Builder | J. L. Thompson & Sons, Ltd., Sunderland
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Operator | British & So. American Steam Nav. Co., Ltd. (R. P. Houston & Sons, Ltd.), London
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Hyperia
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 28 Jul 1918 | UB 51 (Ernst Krafft) | Sunk | Torpedoed 84 miles NWxN of Port Said
| 32° 21'N, 31° 25'E
| Marseille - Port Said
| military stores and troops
| 65
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| 8 crew casualties plus 57 dead among the French sailors and French native troops on board.
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Position of attack on Hyperia
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