Ships hit during WWI

Karonga

NameKaronga
TypeSteamer
GRT4,665 tons
Country  British
Built1907
BuilderArmstrong, Whitworth & Co., Ltd., Newcastle
OperatorEllerman & Bucknall SS. Co., Ltd., North Shields
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Karonga


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
128 Apr 1917U 63 (Otto Schultze)SunkStrait of Messina, 2 miles SSE of Cape Schio
37° 49'N, 15° 17'E
Newport - Bombay
general cargo
18

Master taken prisoner.

Position of attack on Karonga


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