Wirral
Name | Wirral |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 4,207 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1911
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Builder | Russell & Co., Port Glasgow
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Operator | Wirral Transport Co., Ltd. (J. Edgar & Co.), Liverpool
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Wirral
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 12 May 1917 | U 19 (Johannes Spieß) | Sunk | Torpedoed 23 miles NW of Utvaer Island, Norway
| 61° 12'N, 3° 47'E
| London - Arkhangelsk
| munitions
| 1
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| 61.06, 03.51E per KTB
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Position of attack on Wirral
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