Belgian Prince
Name | Belgian Prince |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 4,765 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1901
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Builder | Sir James Laing & Sons, Ltd., Sunderland
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Operator | Prince Line, Ltd. (Furness, Withy & Co., Ltd.), Newcastle
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Belgian Prince
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 31 Jul 1917 | U 55 (Wilhelm Werner) | Sunk | 175 miles NWxW of Tory Island. Torpedoed on July 31st; sunk by scuttling charges the next day.
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| Liverpool - Newport News
| blue clay
| 40
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| Wrongly attributed to U44 by wartime British sources.
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