Ships hit during WWI

Torrington

NameTorrington
TypeSteamer
GRT5,597 tons
Country  British
Built1905
BuilderW. Doxford & Sons, Ltd., Sunderland
OperatorTatem Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. (W. J. Tatem & Co.), Cardiff
HistoryTurret hull steamer.

U-boat attacks on Steamer Torrington


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
18 Apr 1917U 55 (Wilhelm Werner)Sunk150 miles SW of the Scilly Islands

Savona - Barry
in ballast
34

Master taken prisoner.


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