Ships hit during WWI

Nirpura

NameNirpura
TypeSteamer
GRT7,640 tons
Country  British
Built1916
BuilderW. Gray & Co., Ltd., West Hartlepool
OperatorBritish India Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., Glasgow
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Nirpura


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
116 Apr 1918U 155 (Erich Eckelmann)Sunk110 miles WNW of Cape Roca
38° 57'N, 11° 55'W
Bombay - London
peas & lentils
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Position of attack on Nirpura


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