Arabis
| Name | Arabis |
| Type | Steamer
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| GRT | 3,928 tons |
| Country |  British |
| Built | 1914
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| Builder | Flower Motor Ship Co., Ltd. (Sir M. Samuel & Co., Ltd.), London
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| Operator | Smith’s Dock Co., Ltd., Middlesbrough
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| History | Engined & outfitted by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Ltd., Newcastle.
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Arabis
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
| 1 | 16 Sep 1917 | U 54 (Kurt Heeseler) | Sunk | Torpedoed 210 miles WxS of Ushant
| 46° 28'N, 9° 42'W
| Sfax - Falmouth
| phosphate rock
| 20
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| Arabis had sailed from Gibraltar on 8 September 1917 in convoy HG12. The ship had broken down and dropped out of the convoy when torpedoed.
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Position of attack on Arabis
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