Bur
Name | Bur |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 1,806 tons |
Country | Swedish |
Built | 1901
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Builder | Grangemouth & Greenock Dkyd. Co., Ltd., Grangemouth
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Operator | Rederi A/B Bur (Olof Brodin), Stockholm
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History | Built as A. J. Hocken for R. Hocken & Co., London. In 1905, bought by Rederi A/B Union, Stockholm and renmaed Bur. Sold in 1915 to Rederi A/B Bur, Stockholm.
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Bur
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 2 Nov 1917 | UB 35 (Karl Stöter) | Sunk | Torpedoed 3 miles E from the Spurn LV
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| Göteborg - London
| general cargo
| 2
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| Master: G. Persson
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