Forfar
Name | Forfar |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 3,827 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1907
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Builder | W. Doxford & Sons, Ltd., Sunderland
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Operator | Sutherland SS. Co., Ltd. (A. M. Sutherland), West Hartlepool (Newcastle
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History | Turret hull steamer.
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Forfar
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 4 Dec 1917 | UC 17 (Ulrich Pilzecker) | Sunk | Torpedoed while in convoy 115 miles SWxW of the Lizard.
| 48° 54'N, 7° 39'W
| Blyth - Gibraltar
| Admiralty cargo
| 3
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| Forfar had sailed from Falmouth 3 December 1917 on as part of convoy OF15.
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Position of attack on Forfar
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