Ships hit during WWI

Glaucus

NameGlaucus
TypeSteamer
GRT5,295 tons
Country  British
Built1896
BuilderScott & Co., Greenock
OperatorOcean Steam Ship Co., Ltd. (A. Holt & Co.), Liverpool
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Glaucus


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
13 Jun 1918UB 68 (Heino von Heimburg)SunkTorpedoed and sunk 20 miles W of Granitola
37° 33'N, 12° 15'E
Liverpool - Shanghai
general cargo
2

Had sailed from Gibraltar in convoy OE16 on May 31st.

Position of attack on Glaucus


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