Branksome Hall
Name | Branksome Hall |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 4,262 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1904
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Builder | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Ltd., Newcastle
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Operator | Ellerman Lines, Ltd. (Hall Line, Ltd.), Liverpool
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Branksome Hall
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 11 Apr 1917 | UC 26 (Matthias Graf von Schmettow) | Damaged | Torpedoed off Cherbourg
| 49° 43'N, 1° 42'W
| Cork - Cherbourg
| hay and oats
| 0
|
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2 | 2 Nov 1917 | UC 65 (Claus Lafrenz) | Damaged | Torpedoed 3.5 miles S50°W of Bolt Head
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| Manschester - Devonport
| railway wagons, hay, and canteen stores
| 0
|
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3 | 14 Jul 1918 | UB 105 (Wilhelm Marschall) | Sunk | 68 miles NWxW of Matra Susa
|
| Newport - Port Said
| coal
| 0
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Position of attack on Branksome Hall
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