Benito
| Name | Benito |
| Type | Steamer
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| GRT | 4,712 tons |
| Country |  British |
| Built | 1907
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| Builder | Scotts’ SB. & Eng. Co., Ltd., Greenock
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| Operator | Imperial Direct Line, Ltd. (Elder, Dempster & Co., Ltd.), Liverpool
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| History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Benito
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
| 1 | 26 Dec 1917 | UB 57 (Otto Steinbrinck) | Sunk | Torpedoed 9 miles S of Dodman Point at 5:20pm
| 50° 04'N, 4° 45'W
| Newcastle - ?
| coal & coke
| 0
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| Had sailed from Falmouth on the 26th as part of convoy OF1.
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Position of attack on Benito
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