Glitra
| Name | Glitra |
| Type | steamer
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| GRT | 866 tons |
| Country |  British |
| Built | 1881
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| Builder | Swan & Hunter, Wallsend
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| Operator | Salvesen, Christian & Company - Leith
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| History | Built 1881 as Saxon Prince for J.Knott, N Shields.
Renamed 1896.
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U-boat attacks on steamer Glitra
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
| 1 | 20 Oct 1914 | U 17 (Johannes Feldkirchner) | Sunk | 14 miles WSW Skudesnes
| 59° 01'N, 4° 50'E
| Grangemouth-Stavanger
| coal
| 0
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| The first merchant ship to be sunk by a German U-boat in the First World War.
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Position of attack on Glitra
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