Aurania
Name | Aurania |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 13,936 tons (one of the largest ships hit) |
Country | British |
Built | 1917
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Builder | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Ltd., Newcastle
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Operator | Cunard Steam-Ship Co., Ltd., Liverpool
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Aurania
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 4 Feb 1918 | UB 67 (Gerhard Schulz) | Sunk | Torpedoed 15 miles N1/2W of Inistrahull
| 56° 36'N, 6° 20'W
| Liverpool - New York
| in ballast
| 8
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| Stranded near Tobermory, Isle of Mull and became a total loss.
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Position of attack on Aurania
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