Bishopston
Name | Bishopston |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 2,513 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1916
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Builder | Clyde SB. & Engineering Co., Ltd., Port Glasgow
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Operator | Swansea Steamers, Ltd. (Richards Turpin (Shipping), Ltd.), Swansea
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Bishopston
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 4 Sep 1917 | UC 16 (Georg Reimarus) | Sunk | 30 miles SxE of St Catherine’s Point
| 50° 08'N, 0° 57'W
| Havre - Portsmouth
| in ballast
| 2
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Position of attack on Bishopston
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