Lorton
Name | Lorton |
Type | Sailing vessel
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GRT | 1,419 tons |
Country | Peruvian |
Built | 1888
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Builder | Workman, Clark & Co., Belfast
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Operator | D. Loero, Callao
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History | Steel-hulled bark.
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U-boat attacks on Sailing vessel Lorton
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 5 Feb 1917 | U 67 (Hans Nieland) | Sunk | Stopped and scuttled 11 miles E of Santander
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| Caleta Buena - Pasajes
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| One of Lorton’s crew, a sailor who was in the German naval reserve, remained on U 67 (Obermatrose d.R. Mangles).
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