Ships hit during WWI

Newlyn

NameNewlyn
TypeSteamer
GRT4,019 tons
Country  British
Built1913
BuilderW. Pickersgill & Sons, Ltd., Sunderland
OperatorNewcastle SS. Co., Ltd. (J. J. & C. M. Forster), Newcastle
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Newlyn


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
12 Aug 1917UB 31 (Thomas Bieber)SunkTorpedoed 2 miles S of Prawle Point

Tyne - Genoa
coal & coke
4


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