Highbury
| Name | Highbury |
| Type | Steamer |
| GRT | 4,831 tons |
| Country |  British |
| Built | 1912 |
| Builder | Bartram & Sons, Sunderland |
| Operator | Britain SS. Co., Ltd. (Watts, Watts & Co., Ltd.), London |
| History |
U-boat attacks on Steamer Highbury
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties | |
| 1 | 10 Jun 1917 | U 66 (Thorwald von Bothmer) | Sunk | Torpedoed about 150 miles W of Ireland | Antofagasta - Birkenhead | nitrate | 40 | |
Sunk with no survivors; vessel posted as missing. The body of W. W. Roberts, Highbury’s second mate, as well as a second, unidentified crewman, washed up in Killala Bay, Co. Mayo/Co. Sligo, Ireland. The sinkings of Highbury and Taplow were reassessed in 2020 by Michael Lowrey. Spindler’s official history listed Highbury as sunk by U 82 at 48°25’N, 10°28’W on June 14; the vessel U 82 sank was actually Taplow. | ||||||||
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