Vine Branch
Name | Vine Branch |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 3,442 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1896
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Builder | W. Doxford & Sons, Ltd., Sunderland
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Operator | Nautilus Steam Shipping Co., Ltd. (F. & W. Ritson), Sunderland
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Vine Branch
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 6 Apr 1917 | U 55 (Wilhelm Werner) | Sunk | Torpedoed SW of Ireland 4945N 1408W
| 49° 45'N, 14° 08'W
| Dakar - Liverpool
| nitrate, frozen meat, etc
| 44
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| Lost with all hands — posted as a missing ship.
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Position of attack on Vine Branch
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