Ships hit during WWI

Moresby

NameMoresby
Typesteamer
GRT1,763 tons
Country  British
Built1881
BuilderRaylton Dixon & Co., Middlesbrough
OperatorMoresby SS. Co., Ltd. (Moller & Co.), Shanghai
History

U-boat attacks on steamer Moresby


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
128 Nov 1916U 39 (Walter Forstmann)Sunk120 miles NWxN Alexandria
32° 36'N, 28° 38'E
Saigon - Dunkerque
rice
33

3243N, 2830E per KTB

Position of attack on Moresby


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