Celtic

Name | Celtic |
Type | Passenger steamer
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GRT | 20,904 tons (one of the largest ships hit) |
Country | British |
Built | 1901
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Builder | Harland & Wolff, Ltd., Belfast
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Operator | Oceanic Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., Liverpool
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Passenger steamer Celtic
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 15 Feb 1917 | U 80 (Alfred von Glasenapp) | Damaged | Mined S of the Isle of Man (barr.14) - Damaged but reached Liverpool
| 53° 57'N, 4° 40'W
| Liverpool - New York
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| 0
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2 | 31 Mar 1918 | UB 77 (Wilhelm Meyer) | Damaged | 11 miles S of Isle of Man
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| Liverpool - New York
| mails
| 6
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| Torpedoed, beached and later salvaged
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Position of attack on Celtic
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