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SS Friedenau (1920)

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History
OwnerBugsier-Reederei
BuilderAteliers & Chantiers De La Loire
FateTorpedoed and sunk April 10, 194
General characteristics
NotesApproximate location of wreck: 57°27'0 N 010°46'0 E

SS Friedenau was a German cargo steamer sunk during World War Two.[1]

SS Friedenau was built in 1920 by Ateliers & Chantiers De La Loire, St. Nazaire as a refrigerated cargo steamer for Cie. Française De Navigation À Vapeur Chargeurs Réunis who named her SS Adrar. In 1937 she was acquired by Bugsier-Reederei and renamed SS Friedenau.[2] While supporting Operation Weserübung SS Friedenau was torpedoed and sunk in the Kattegat by the British submarine HMS Triton on April 10, 1940.[3]

References

  1. ^ "SS Friedenau (+1940) WRECK." WRECK Site. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 July 2010. <http://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?16418>.
  2. ^ Miramar Ship Index<http://www.miramarshipindex.org.nz/>
  3. ^ "F-Boat." PRINZ EUGEN.com - the Kriegsmarine Online Photo Archive. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 July 2010. <http://www.prinzeugen.com/FRINDTrag.htm>.
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