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Daphne


NameDaphne
Type:Steam merchant
Tonnage1.939 tons
Completed1920 - NV Scheepsbouwwerf & Machinefabrik ´De Klop´, Sliedrecht 
OwnerTore Ulff A/B, Stockholm 
HomeportBrandö 
Date of attack3 Apr, 1941Nationality:      Finnish
 
FateSunk by U-76 (Friedrich von Hippel)
Position60N, 20W - Grid AL 1235
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Complement22 (22 dead - no survivors)
Convoy 
RouteNewport News - Lillehammer, Norway 
CargoCoal 
History Built as Yselveer, 1922 renamed Avecappelle, 1926 renamed Granheim, 1936 renamed Daphne 
Notes on loss The Daphne (Master Johannes Ivar Eriksson) was claimed in a radio signal by U-76, which was lost two days later and was identified by the xB-Dienst. The BdU awarded this ship to U-76


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