Muirfield
Name | Muirfield |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 3,086 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1907
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Builder | J. Readhead & Sons, South Shields
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Operator | Doughty Shipping Co., Ltd. (H. Doughty & Co.), West Hartlepool
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Muirfield
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 12 Jul 1917 | U 49 (Richard Hartmann) | Sunk | 350 miles NW of Fastnet. 54.08N, 18.40W per KTB
| 50° 30'N, 18° 30'W
| Portland, Ore. - Dublin
| wheat
| 2
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| Chief officer and radio operator taken prisoner.
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Position of attack on Muirfield
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