Leicester
Name | Leicester |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 1,001 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1891
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Builder | Earle’s SB. & Eng. Co., Ltd., Hull
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Operator | Great Central Railway, Grimsby
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Leicester
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 12 Feb 1916 | UC 6 (Matthias Graf von Schmettow) | Sunk | Mined 2.5 miles SExE Folkestone Pier
| 51° 04'N, 1° 15'E
| Portsmouth - Cromarty
| general cargo
| 17
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Position of attack on Leicester
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