Ships hit during WWI

Tweed

NameTweed
TypeSteamer
GRT1,777 tons
Country  British
Built1907
BuilderS. P. Austin & Son, Ltd., Sunderland
OperatorJohn George Hill Steam Shipping Co., Ltd. (Witherington & Everett), Newcastle
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Tweed


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
114 Mar 1918UC 75 (Walter Schmitz)Sunk15 miles SSE of Tuskar Rock, St George’s Channel
52° 11'N, 5° 50'W
Clyde - Devonport
coal
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Position of attack on Tweed


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