Oriana
Name | Oriana |
Type | Sailing vessel |
GRT | 1,015 tons |
Country | Argentinian |
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History | Vessel not listed in Lloyd’s Register, so likely sunk on first voyage after renaming and/or return to service. One possibly is an iron-hulled bark of originally 1050 tons named Oriana built in 1864 by Scott & Co, Greenock. This vessel came under Italian ownership before 1900. On September 14, 1908, she put into Montevideo in distress. Listed in LR as sold for breaking in February 1909. If not broken up, but instead used as (say) a hulk, then could have been available for repair and return to service. |
U-boat attacks on Sailing vessel Oriana
Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties | |
1 | 6 Jun 1917 | U 64 (Robert Moraht) | Sunk | Stopped and scuttled SE of Toulon (2 miles of SE of Cap Camarat) | 42° 42'N, 6° 45'E | Santa Fe - Genoa | scrap iron | 0 |
or 1100 tons. Master: Jensen. Crew rescued by tug Infatiguable. |
Position of attack on Oriana
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