Homer City
Name | Homer City |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 4,914 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1914
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Builder | Ropner & Sons, Ltd., Stockton
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Operator | Great City SS. Co., Ltd. (W. Reardon Smith & Son), Bideford
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History | Transferred in 1918 to St. Just SS. Co., Ltd. (W. Reardon Smith & Son), Bideford, whether before or after June 21, 1918 uncertain.
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Homer City
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 21 Jun 1918 | U 100 (Degenhart von Loë) | Damaged | about 300 miles SW of Ushant
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| Though credited in Spindler, a torpedo hit to this vessel is not shown in either Lloyd’s War Losses: The First World War or British Vessel Lost at Sea: 1914-18.
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