Ships hit during WWI

Bontnewydd

NameBontnewydd
TypeSteamer
GRT3,296 tons
Country  British
Built1897
BuilderJ. Readhead & Sons, South Shields
OperatorBont Shipping Co., Ltd. (David Owen & & Co.), London (Cardiff)
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Bontnewydd


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
15 Oct 1917k.u.k. U28 (Zdenko Hudecek)Sunk60 miles NNE of Marsa Susa
33° 53'N, 22° 19'E
Marseille - Karachi
in ballast
3

Position of attack on Bontnewydd


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