Margam Abbey
Name | Margam Abbey |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 4,367 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1906
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Builder | Palmers’ SB. & Iron Co., Ltd., Newcastle
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Operator | Margam Abbey SS. Co., Ltd. (Williams & Mordey), Port Talbot
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Margam Abbey
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 1 Nov 1917 | UB 50 (Franz Becker) | Sunk | Torpedoed off Collo, Algeria. Beached but became a total loss.
| 37° 12'N, 6° 22'E
| Cardiff - Alexandria
| coal
| 2
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Position of attack on Margam Abbey
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