Wellington
| Name | Wellington |
| Type | Steamer
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| GRT | 5,600 tons |
| Country |  British |
| Built | 1905
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| Builder | W. Doxford & Sons, Ltd., Sunderland
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| Operator | Atlantic Shipping & Trading Co., Ltd. (W. J. Tatem & Co.), Cardiff
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| History | Ownsership changed from the Tatem Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. to the Atlantic Shipping & Trading Co., Ltd. during 1917.
Turret hull steamer.
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Wellington
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
| 1 | 19 Oct 1917 | UB 40 (Hans Howaldt) | Damaged | Torpedoed 5 miles SSE of Portland Bill
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| Tyne - Genoa
| coal
| 0
|
| Taken in tow by the armed drifter Flo Johnson and beached in Portland Roads. Later refloated and repaired.
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| 2 | 16 Sep 1918 | U 118 (Herbert Stohwasser) | Sunk | Torpedoed 175 miles NW of Cape Villano
| 45° 48'N, 10° 58'W
| Newport - Naples
| coal
| 5
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| Wellington had sailed from Milford Haven in convoy OM99 on 13 September 1918. After the ship was hit Warrington (DD30) stood by the ship which attempted to make port, but sank on the 17th. Seemingly eleven from a party put on board the ship from the ocean escort Seneca (CG17) also died when the ship sank.
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Position of attack on Wellington
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