Saldanha
Name | Saldanha |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 4,594 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1911
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Builder | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Ltd., Newcastle
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Operator | Ellerman & Bucknall SS. Co., Ltd., North Shields
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Saldanha
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 18 Mar 1918 | UB 52 (Otto Launburg) | Sunk | 95 miles N of Algiers
| 38° 19'N, 2° 39'E
| Alexandria - Avonmouth
| cotton, cottonseed & eggs
| 6
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| First torpedoed on the 18th; remained afloat until torpedoed again the next day.
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Position of attack on Saldanha
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