Rappahannock
Name | Rappahannock |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 3,871 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1893
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Builder | A. Stephen & Sons, Glasgow
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Operator | Furness, Withy & Co., Ltd., Liverpool
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Rappahannock
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 26 Oct 1916 | U 69 (Ernst Wilhelms) | Sunk | Stopped and sunk 70 miles off the Scilly Isles
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| Halifax - London
| grain, deals, and general goods
| 37
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| No survivors. Rappahannock’s lifeboats were not recovered and the vessel was posted as missing.
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