Mercur
Name | Mercur |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 711 tons |
Country | Swedish |
Built | 1884
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Builder | Flensburger Schiffsbau Ges., Flensburg
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Operator | Rederi A/B Baltic-France (J. Källmann), Göteborg
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History | Iron-hulled. Built as Spica for Holm & Molzen, Flensburg. Sold to Esbjerg Dampsk. Selsk. (Pagh & Quist- Pedersen), Esbjerg and renamed Mercur in 1899. J. Källmann purchased the steamer in 1915, transferring it to the Rederi A/B Baltic-France in 1916.
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Mercur
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 19 Oct 1916 | U 71 (Hugo Schmidt) | Sunk | Stopped and sunk 10 miles E of the Skaw LV
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| Göteborg - Goole
| general cargo
| 0
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| Master: A. E. Ödman
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