Wilberforce
Name | Wilberforce |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 3,074 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1899
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Builder | J. L. Thompson & Sons, Ltd., Sunderland
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Operator | The Harrowing SS. Co., Ltd. (Robert Harrowing & Co.), Whitby
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Wilberforce
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 7 Jul 1917 | U 34 (Johannes Klasing) | Sunk | 25 miles S of Cabo de Gata
| 36° 23'N, 2° 22'W
| Algiers - Middlesbrough
| iron ore
| 1
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| Master and chief engineer made prisoner.
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Position of attack on Wilberforce
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