Protesilaus (1910) |
Builder: |
R&W Hawthorn, Leslie & Company Ltd. Hebburn-on-Tyne, England |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Keel Laid: |
N/A |
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Year Built: |
1910 |
Launched: |
October 28, 1909 |
Type: |
Freighter |
Completed: |
January 1910 |
Fate: |
Damaged Jan. 21, 1940 by a mine laid by U-28 (Kapitänleutnant Günther Kuhnke). Sank in shallow water, raised in Sept. 1940. Intended for use as a blockship at Scapa Flow, but began taking on water while under tow. Sunk by gunfire on Sept. 13, 1940. Location: North Atlantic, 14 miles west x south from Balephuil, Isle of Tiree, Scotland. (56.22N - 07.15W) No casualties. |
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