Ortona
Name | Ortona |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 5,524 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1916
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Builder | J. L. Thompson & Sons, Ltd., Sunderland
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Operator | The Gulf Line, Ltd., London [Furness, Withy & Co., Ltd.] (nominees)
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Ortona
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 21 Jun 1917 | U 50 (Gerhard Berger) | Sunk | Torpedoed 140 miles SSW of Fastnet. 48°50'N, 09°49'W per KTB
| 49° 10'N, 9° 51'W
| Philadelphia - London
| general cargo
| 1
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Position of attack on Ortona
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