Aranda
| Name | Aranda |
| Type | Steamer
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| GRT | 1,838 tons |
| Country |  Norwegian |
| Built | 1890
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| Builder | Richardson, Duck & Co., Stockton
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| Operator | Skibs A/S Aranda (I. Foss), Farsund
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| History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Aranda
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
| 1 | 5 Aug 1916 | U 78 (Otto Dröscher) | Sunk | Mined between the North Channel and the Hebrides (barr. 6)
| 56° 19'N, 7° 07'W
| Bonaventure - Glasgow
| lumber
| 2
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| The Aranda was towed into Lough Foyle, where she settled on the bottom with the top of the mast showing above water. The cargo of timber was salvaged, with divers using explosives to blow the deck off the steamer to release the cargo.
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Position of attack on Aranda
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