Ships hit during WWI

Ivernia

NameIvernia
TypePassenger steamer
GRT14,278 tons (one of the largest ships hit)
Country  British
Built1900
BuilderC. S. Swan & Hunter, Ltd., Newcastle
OperatorCunard Steam-Ship Co., Ltd., Liverpool
History

U-boat attacks on Passenger steamer Ivernia


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
11 Jan 1917UB 47 (Wolfgang Steinbauer)Sunk58 miles SxE1/4E of Cape Matapan
35° 30'N, 22° 53'E


125

Sunk while operating as a troopship.

Position of attack on Ivernia


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