Phoebe
Name | Phoebe |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 3,956 tons |
Country | French |
Built | 1912
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Builder | Atel. & Chant. de France, Dunkerque
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Operator | Cie. Française des Chemins de Fer de Paris-Orleans (Soc. Marit. Aux. de Transports), Algiers
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Phoebe
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 20 Jan 1917 | UC 18 (Wilhelm Kiel) | Damaged | Mined off Brest
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| St. Nazaire - Cardiff
| in ballast
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2 | 15 Aug 1917 | UC 21 (Werner von Zerboni di Sposetti) | Sunk | Torpedoed 6 miles at 11.15pm S18W of Penmarch
| 47° 42'N, 4° 25'W
| Port Talbot - St. Nazaire
| coal
| 0
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| Capt. Bocher - Crew rescued by french Navy trawler Taureau and landed at Quiberon the following afternoon
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Position of attack on Phoebe
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