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Charlois - (1891-1917)
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SS "Charlois", zeer fraaie opname.
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De tanker 'Charlois' (1888) van de American Petroleum Company te Rotterdam, op weg van New York via Halifex naar Rotterdam,
wordt op de Noordzee vermist. Na onderzoek kon later, in de jaren 60, worden vastgesteld, dat de 'Charlois' onder de Noorse kust
op 57. 30' N / 04. 30' O op 10 februari 1917 door de Duitse onderzeeboot 'U 59' moet zijn getorpedeerd en de voltallige bemannng
( 33 opvarenden ) daarbij is omgekomen.
Bron: L.L. von Münching: 'De Ned. koopvaardij in WO I (1917)' in: 'DBW' jrg. 57 nr. 9 (2002)
SS "Charlois" een helaas niet scherpe opname.
SS "Charlois" in droogdok.Torpedoed and sunk by U 59, 19 March 1917, in 57.30 N - 04.30 E , voyage New York - Rotterdam,
petroleum ( lost with all hands, posted missing ).
The Miramar Ship Index for
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CHARLOIS
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IDNo / IMO
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1093832
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Year
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1888
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Name
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CHARLOIS
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Flag
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GBR
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Owner
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Ralph Watts Leyland, Liverpool
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Type
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Tanker
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Tons
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2786
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DWT
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3500
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LOA
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94,60
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LPP
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94,50
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Beam
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12,00
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Dept
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7,68
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Draft
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????
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Machinery
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1 Triple Expansion-8,0
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kW
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1000 IPK
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ShipDesign
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Tanker Half shelterdeck
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Builder
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Russell & Co.
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Yard
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Glasgow
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Yard No
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191
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Country built
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GBR
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Keel
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????
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Launch
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06.11.1888
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Completed
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??.12.1888
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Subsequent History
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1889 CHARLOIS – Steamship Charlois Co., Ltd, Liverpool
1891 CHARLOIS – American Petroleum Co., Rotterdam
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End
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1917
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Disposal Data
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De tanker 'Charlois' (1888) van de American Petroleum Company te Rotterdam, met ongeveer 3000 ton petroleum op weg van New York via Halifex naar Rotterdam, wordt op de Noordzee vermist. Na onderzoek kon later worden vastgesteld, dat de 'Charlois' onder de Noorse kust op 57. 30' N / 04. 30' O op 19 maart 1917 door de Duitse onderzeeboot 'U 59' moet zijn getorpedeerd en de voltallige bemanning (33 opvarenden) daarbij is omgekomen. Later spoelden wrakstukken van de reddingsboten aan op de Noorse kust.
The tanker 'Charlois' (1888) of the American Petroleum Company in Rotterdam, with about 3000 tons of petroleum en route from New York via Halifex to Rotterdam, is missing in the North Sea. After investigation, it was later established that the 'Charlois' must have been torpedoed off the Norwegian coast at 57.30' N / 04.30' E on 19 March 1917 by the German submarine 'U 59' and the entire crew (33 persons on board ) was killed. Later, wreckage from the lifeboats washed up on the Norwegian coast.
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19.3.1917: Torpedoed and sunk by U-59 off the Norwegian coast in position 57.30° N, 4.30° E while on a voyage
from New York to Rotterdam.
- See location on a map -
Plaats waar de "Charlois" ten onder ging.
WW I U-boats
UB 59
Type : UB III
Shipyard : A.G. Weser, Bremen (Werk 271)
Ordered : 20 May, 1916 ; Laid down : 13 Sep, 1916
Launched : 7 Jul, 1917 ; Commissioned : 25 Aug, 1917
Commanders :
6 Jun, 1917 - 1 Jul, 1917 - Peter Ernst Eiffe
25 Aug, 1917 - 5 May, 1918 - Erwin Wassner
Career : 5 patrols - 5 Nov, 1917 - 2 Oct, 1918 Flandern I Flotilla
Successes : 7 ships sunk for a total of 10.978 tons (warships excluded).
Fate : 5 Oct, 1918 - Scuttled at Zeebrugge in position 51.19 N, 03.12 E during the German evacuation from Belgium.
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