Orissa
Name | Orissa |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 5,358 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1895
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Builder | Harland & Wolff, Ltd., Belfast
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Operator | Pacific Steam Navigation Company, Liverpool
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Orissa
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 25 Jun 1918 | UB 73 (Karl Neureuther) | Sunk | 21 miles SWxW1/4W Skerryvore Rock or 56°07N, 07°36W
| 56° 20'N, 7° 20'W
| Liverpool - Philadelphia
| in ballast
| 6
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| Orissa had sailed from Liverpool on the 24th in convoy OL19
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Position of attack on Orissa
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