Ships hit during WWI

Madura

NameMadura
TypeSteamer
GRT4,484 tons
Country  British
Built1901
BuilderD. & W. Henderson & Co., Ltd., Glasgow
OperatorGlasgow Navigation Co., Ltd. (Maclay & McIntryre), Glasgow
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Madura


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
118 Oct 1917U 62 (Ernst Hashagen)SunkTorpedoed 23 miles WSW of Bishop Rock at 9:15am
49.36N, 06.56W
Montreal - France
general cargo
3

Madura had sailed from Sydney (Cape Breton) in convoy HS12 on 6 October 1917.

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