Ships hit during WWI

Elswick Manor

NameElswick Manor
TypeSteamer
GRT3,943 tons
Country  British
Built1901
BuilderR. Stephenson & Co., Ltd., Newcastle
OperatorElswick Steam Shipping Co., Ltd. (Weidner, Hopkins & Co., Ltd.), Newcastle
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Elswick Manor


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
18 Feb 1916UC 7 (Franz Wäger)DamagedMined 4 miles off Southwold. Beached off Yarmouth but refloated.
52° 22'N, 1° 47'E
Baltimore - Hull
barley
0

219 Apr 1917U 84 (Walter Roehr)Sunk180 miles W of Ushant
47° 36'N, 9° 32'W
Tyne - Naples
coal
0

Position of attacks on Elswick Manor


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