Bernisse
Name | Bernisse |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 951 tons |
Country | Dutch |
Built | 1915
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Builder | Mij. Fijenoord, Rotterdam
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Operator | P. A. van Es & Co., Rotterdam
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Bernisse
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 23 May 1917 | U 87 (Rudolf Schneider) | Damaged | Stopped and then torpedoed 16 miles S1/2E of Noup Head, Orkney Islands, which failed to sink the vessel. Towed in.
| 59° 41'N, 3° 08'W
| Rufisque - Rotterdam
| ground nuts
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2 | 6 Nov 1918 | | Sunk | Mined in Baltic Sea off Oland, later raised and returned to service.
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| Sundsvall - Amsterdam
| wood pulp
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| Mine probably not laid by U-boat.
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Position of attack on Bernisse
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