Lewisham
Name | Lewisham |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 2,810 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1898
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Builder | W. Gray & Co., Ltd., West Hartlepool
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Operator | Britain SS. Co., Ltd. (Watts, Watts & Co.), London
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Lewisham
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 17 May 1917 | U 46 (Leo Hillebrand) | Sunk | W of Ireland. 53.28N, 13.25W per KTB
| 53° 25'N, 13° 30'W
| Halifax - Le Havre
| wheat
| 24
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| Master and two gunners taken prisoner.
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Position of attack on Lewisham
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