Ships hit during WWI

Aspen

NameAspen
TypeSteamer
GRT3,103 tons
Country  Swedish
Built1897
BuilderJ. L. Thompson & Sons, Ltd., Sunderland
OperatorFörnyade Ångfartygs A/B Viking (J. M. Dannberg), Göteborg
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Aspen


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
117 May 1917UC 31 (Otto von Schrader)DamagedTorpedoed 20 miles E of the Orkneys. Towed in to Kirkwall.

Philadelphia - Stockholm
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