Ships hit during WWI

Wilton

NameWilton
TypeSteamer
GRT4,281 tons
Country  British
Built1916
BuilderW. Gray & Co., Ltd., West Hartlepool
OperatorPyman SS. Co., Ltd. (Geo. Pyman & Co.), West Hartlepool
HistoryWilton was sold in 1918 to Hindustan Steam Shipping Co., Ltd. (Common Bros.), West Hartlepool; ownership when torpedoed uncertain.

U-boat attacks on Steamer Wilton


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
130 Jun 1918UB 57 (Johannes Lohs)DamagedTorpedoed 3 miles off Hastings

London - Cardiff
in ballast
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