Holmtown
Name | Holmtown |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 598 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1907
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Builder | R. Thompson & Sons, Ltd., Sunderland
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Operator | Town Line (London), Ltd. (Harrison, Sons & Co.), London
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Holmtown
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 3 Feb 1918 | UB 59 (Erwin Waßner) | Sunk | East of the Shambles LV
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| Rouen - Penarth Dock
| in ballast
| 15
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| Sunk with all hands and posted as missing. Ship sunk by UB 59 reattributed from Lofoten to Holmtown in 2006 based upon research by Oliver Lörscher.
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