Ships hit during WWI

Kinpurney

NameKinpurney
TypeSailing vessel
GRT1,944 tons
Country  British
Built1902
BuilderA. McMillan & Son, Ltd., Dumbarton
OperatorJ. S. Stewart & Co, London
HistorySteel-hulled, ship-rigged sailing vessel. Built as S. Margherita.

U-boat attacks on Sailing vessel Kinpurney


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
115 Jan 1917U 84 (Walter Roehr)SunkStopped and sunk by torpedo 110 miles W of Bishop Rock
49° 20'N, 9° 10'W
Cardiff - Port Nolloth, South Africa
coal, coke, and limestone
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Position of attack on Kinpurney


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