Cairnstrath
| Name | Cairnstrath |
| Type | Steamer
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| GRT | 2,128 tons |
| Country |  British |
| Built | 1888
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| Builder | C. S. Swan & Hunter, Newcastle
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| Operator | Capel & Co. (Newcastle & Hull), Ltd
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| History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Cairnstrath
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
| 1 | 4 Aug 1917 | UC 71 (Reinhold Saltzwedel) | Sunk | Torpedoed 6 miles SSW of Ile du Pilier
| 47° 00'N, 2° 29'W
| Bilbao - Tyne
| iron ore
| 22
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| In the early hours of Aug. 4th, 1917, Cairnstrath, Capt. Thompson, was hit by a torpedo and she subsequently sank almost immediately. The first information came when a telegram signalled an unknown wreck with two masts visible off Ile du Pilier. Patrol boat Berthic was then sent to search the spot and found the body of a man whose papers led to suppose he had been a crew member of the steamer Cairnstrath. Short time before, the french tug Victoire had saved a survivor who confirmed the loss of the ship. He was to be the only one of a crew of 23. That same night UC 71 had sunk the british SS Aube and damaged french SS Afrique.
See also : http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?86185
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Position of attack on Cairnstrath
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