Ships hit during WWI

War Thistle

NameWar Thistle
TypeSteamer
GRT5,166 tons
Country  British
Built1917
BuilderJohn Brown & Co., Ltd., Clydebank, Glasgow
OperatorThe Shipping Controller (Glen & Co.), London
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer War Thistle


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
117 Jan 1918UB 80 (Max Viebeg)DamagedTorpedoed in the Seine Estuary. Towed Havre.
49° 44'N, 0° 49'W
Portland, ME - Havre
wheat and oil
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Position of attack on War Thistle


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