Canadian
Name | Canadian |
Type | Passenger steamer
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GRT | 9,309 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1900
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Builder | Hawthorn, Leslie & Co., Ltd., Newcastle
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Operator | F. Leyland & Co., Ltd., Liverpool
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Passenger steamer Canadian
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 5 Apr 1917 | U 59 (Wilhelm von Fircks) | Sunk | 47 miles NW of Fastnet
| 51° 36'N, 10° 48'W
| Boston - Liverpool
| horses, grain & general cargo
| 1
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| Capt. Bullock disappeared with the ship after making sure nobody was left on board. 4 torpedoes were fired to sink the ship.
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Position of attack on Canadian
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