Swanmore
Name | Swanmore |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 6,373 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1913
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Builder | J. L. Thompson & Sons, Ltd., Sunderland
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Operator | Johnston Line, Ltd. (Furness, Withy & Co., Ltd.), Liverpool
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Swanmore
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 25 Apr 1917 | U 50 (Gerhard Berger) | Sunk | Torpedoed 230 miles WNW of Fastnet. 51.30N, 15.15W per KTB
| 51° 11'N, 15° 37'W
| Baltimore - Liverpool
| general cargo
| 11
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| Previously damaged by gunfire from U 43 and U 93 earlier in the day.
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Position of attack on Swanmore
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