Ships hit during WWI

Conch

NameConch
TypeTanker
GRT5,620 tons
Country  British
Built1909
BuilderSwan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Ltd., Newcastle
OperatorAnglo-Saxon Petroleum Co., Ltd., London
History

U-boat attacks on Tanker Conch


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
18 Dec 1916UB 23 (Heinz Ziemer)Sunk10 miles S of Poole or 12 miles SxW1/2W from Anvil Point
50° 23'N, 2° 02'W
Calcutta & Rangoon - Thames
benzine
28

Position of attack on Conch


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