Ships hit during WWI

Avis

NameAvis
TypeSteamer
GRT1,000 tons
Country  Greek
Built1871
BuilderW. Pile & Co., Sunderland
OperatorT. Antypa (Xenophon Troyanos), Piraeus
HistoryBuilt as Dale. Name given in some sources as Aris.

U-boat attacks on Steamer Avis


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
115 Oct 1916UB 47 (Wolfgang Steinbauer)SunkStopped shelled and sunk 12 miles south of Punta Stilo
37° 49'N, 16° 44'E
? - France
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Position of attack on Avis


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