Aurora
Photo courtesy of Danish Maritime Museum, Elsinore
Name | Aurora |
Type | Steamer |
GRT | 768 tons |
Country | ![]() |
Built | 1905 |
Builder | Howaldtswerke, Kiel |
Operator | Det Forenede Dampskibs Selskab, Copenhagen |
History |
U-boat attacks on Steamer Aurora
Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties | |
1 | 27 Aug 1917 | U 87 (Rudolf Schneider) | Sunk | Torpedoed in convoy at 7:45 pm about 25 miles ESE of Lerwick | 60° 35'N, 0° 07'E | Newcastle - Nakskov | coal | 1 |
Position of attack on Aurora
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