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History
Germany
Name	Hessen
Owner	Norddeutscher Lloyd
Port of registry	Bremen
Builder	Joh. C. Tecklenborg, Geestemunde
Yard number	207
Launched	1905
Christened	2 September 1905
Completed	9 November 1905
Out of service	1914
Identification	code letters QJBP
Fate	Seized by Australia in World War I
Australia
Name	HMAT Bulla
Operator	Commonwealth Line
Acquired	1914
Out of service	1926
Identification	A45
Fate	Sold
Germany
Name	Weissesee
Operator	W. Schuchmann
Acquired	1926
Out of service	1943
Fate	Sunk by aircraft 25 July 1943
General characteristics
Class and type	Franken-class [de] cargo ship
Tonnage	5,099 GRT, 3,206 NRT
Length	409.3 ft (124.8 m)
Beam	52.7 ft (16.1 m)
Depth	27.9 ft (8.5 m)
Decks	2
Installed power	533 NHP; 3,000 ihp (2,200 kW)
Propulsion	1 × quadruple-expansion engine 1 × screw
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h)

HMAT Bulla was built as Hessen for the German Line Norddeutscher Lloyd in 1905. It was seized by Australian forces on September 3, 1914, when it sailed into Melbourne, being unaware of the outbreak of World War I. It was a troop transport in the First World War, and then transferred to the Commonwealth Government Line of Steamers in 1918. It was sold in 1926 to W. Schuchmann, who renamed it Weissesee

Weissesee was bombed and sunk by aircraft at Hamburg, Germany, on 25 July 1943. The wreck was raised in 1949 and scrapped.

References

1. "HMAT & HMNZT Transport Ships". Retrieved 15 May 2013.
2. Jose, Arthur (1928). Official History of Australia in the War of 1914–1918. Vol. IX. Canberra: Australian War Memorial. p. 543.
3. "The Commonwealth Government Line of Steamers". TheShipsList. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
4. "Weissesee (1139012)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 18 April 2015.

v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in July 1943
Shipwrecks	2 Jul: Hoihow 3 Jul: U-126, U-628, LST-429 4 Jul: City of Venice 5 Jul: USS Strong, U-535 6 Jul: USS Helena, Erg, Nagatsuki, Niizuki 7 Jul: U-951 8 Jul: U-232, U-514 9 Jul: Samuel Heintzelman, U-435, U-590 10 Jul: USS Maddox, USS Sentinel, Alice F. Palmer 11 Jul: Flutto 12 Jul: HMS California, Duchess of York, U-409, U-506, U-561 13 Jul: Acciaio, USS Gwin, Jintsū, Timothy Pickering, U-487, U-607 14 Jul: I-179, U-160 15 Jul: U-135, U-509, U-759 16 Jul: U-67 17 Jul: Hatsuyuki 19 Jul: U-513 20 Jul: Kiyonami, U-558, Yūgure 21 Jul: Empire Florizel, U-662 22 Jul: Nisshin 23 Jul: U-527, U-598, U-613 24 Jul: U-459, U-622 25 Jul: Vaterland, Weissesee, Max Gundelach 26 Jul: El Argentino, U-359 27 Jul: Hamburg, I-168 28 Jul: Ariake, Mikazuki, U-159, U-404 29 Jul: Pietro Micca, U-614 30 Jul: U-43, U-375, U-461, U-462, U-504, U-591 31 Jul: U-199 Unknown date: HMS Parthian, Ro-103, Ro-107, U-647, Sidney
Other incidents	9 Jul: USS Permit 11 Jul: HMS California, Duchess of York 16 Jul: HMS Cleopatra 23 Jul: HMS Newfoundland 25 Jul: Asturias 29 Jul: USS Tuna 30 Jul: USS Grouper 31 Jul: V 624 Köln Unknown date: Ro-100
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