Tippecanoe
Name | Tippecanoe |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 6,187 tons |
Country | American |
Built | 1914
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Builder | A. McMillan & Son, Ltd., Dumbarton
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Operator | U. S. Shipping Board
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Tippecanoe
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 25 Jul 1918 | U 91 (Alfred von Glasenapp) | Sunk | 550 miles from Brest
| 40° 57'N, 15° 25'W
| Philadelphia & New York - St. Nazaire
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| Tippecanoe had sailed from New York in convoy HB6 on 18 July. The anti submarine escort joined the convoy the day after Tippecanoe was sunk.
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Position of attack on Tippecanoe
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