Esperanza De Larrinaga
Name | Esperanza De Larrinaga |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 4,981 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1907
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Builder | Russell & Co., Port Glasgow
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Operator | Miguel de Larrinaga SS. Co., Ltd. (Larrinaga & Co.), Liverpool
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Esperanza De Larrinaga
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 13 May 1918 | UB 65 (Martin Schelle) | Damaged | Torpedoed 35 miles NxW of Lough Swilly
| 55° 49'N, 7° 25'W
| Galveston & Newport News - Manchester
| general cargo
| 1
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| Esperanza de Larinaga had sailed from Hampton Roads in convoy HH52 on 24 April 1918. After being torpedoed the ship was taken in tow by the tug Sonia. Beached in Lough Swilly (Northern Ireland)
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Position of attack on Esperanza De Larrinaga
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