Orteric
Name | Orteric |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 6,535 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1911
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Builder | Russell & Co., Port Glasgow
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Operator | Bank Line, Ltd. (A. Weir & Co.), Glasgow
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Orteric
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 9 Dec 1915 | U 39 (Walter Forstmann) | Sunk | 140 miles SxE1/2E of Gavdo Island. 32°07’N, 25°44’E per KTB
| 32° 03'N, 25° 03'E
| Antofagasta - Alexandria
| nitrate
| 2
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Position of attack on Orteric
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