HMT Era
| Name | HMT Era |
| Type | Navy Trawler
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| GRT | 168 tons |
| Country |  British |
| Built | 1899
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| Builder | Mackie & Thomson, Govan
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| Operator | Royal Navy
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| History | Peace-time operator: Great Northern Steam Fishing Co. Ltd., Hull
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U-boat attacks on Navy Trawler Era
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
| 1 | 11 Jul 1916 | U 69 (Ernst Wilhelms) | Sunk | Sunk by gunnery off Aberdeen
| 57° 09'N, 2° 00'W
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| Seems that U 52 was also involved in the action. That boat made the 12 crew PoW. George Noel, Era’s skipper, died on July 13 while a PoW.
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Position of attack on Era
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