Poltava
Name | Poltava |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 945 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1899
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Builder | Rostocker A.G. für Schiff- u. Maschinenbau, Rostock
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Operator | Kaye, Son & Co., Ltd., London (crown nominees)
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Poltava
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 19 Apr 1917 | UC 44 (Kurt Tebbenjohanns) | Sunk | Mined 3 miles ENE Souter Pt LH, South Shields 5459N 011630W
| 54° 59'N, 1° 17'W
| Tyne -
| Coal
| 0
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| Mine laid previous day
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Position of attack on Poltava
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