West Bridge
Name | West Bridge |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 5,189 tons |
Country | American |
Built | 1918
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Builder | J. F. Duthie & Co., Seattle
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Operator | U. S. Navy Naval Overseas Transportation Service
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer West Bridge
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 16 Aug 1918 | U 90 (Helmut Patzig) | Damaged | Torpedoed twice W of Biscay
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| Seattle & New York - Bordeaux
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| 4
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| Very seriously damaged; abandoned by crew but later towed into Brest. West Bridge had sailed from New York on 1 August 1918 in convoy HB8 and was taken into Brest by the Royal Naval tugs Epic and Woonda, escorted by USS Smith (DD-17).
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