Persic
Name | Persic |
Type | Passenger steamer
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GRT | 12,045 tons (one of the largest ships hit) |
Country | British |
Built | 1899
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Builder | Harland & Wolff, Ltd., Belfast
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Operator | Oceanic Steam Nav. Co., Ltd. (Ismay, Imrie & Co.), Liverpool
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Passenger steamer Persic
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 7 Sep 1918 | UB 87 (Karl Petri) | Damaged | Torpedoed 40 miles NW of Scilllys
| 50° 16'N, 7° 22'W
| Boston & New York - London
| general cargo
| 0
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Position of attack on Persic
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