Ilston
Name | Ilston |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 2,426 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1915
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Builder | Dunlop, Bremner & Co., Ltd., Port Glasgow
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Operator | Swansea Steamers, Ltd. (Richards, Turpin (Shipping), Ltd.), Swansea
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Ilston
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 30 Jun 1917 | UB 23 (Hans Ewald Niemer) | Sunk | Torpedoed 4 miles SE of the Lizard
| 49° 56'N, 5° 07'W
| Swansea - France
| railway material
| 6
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Position of attack on Ilston
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