Basuta
| Name | Basuta |
| Type | Steamer
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| GRT | 2,876 tons |
| Country |  British |
| Built | 1897
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| Builder | R. Thompson & Sons, Sunderland
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| Operator | Italian Export Shipping Co., Ltd. (D. P. Barnett & Co.), Glasgow (Cardiff)
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| History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Basuta
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
| 1 | 8 Feb 1918 | U 53 (Hans Rose) | Sunk | Torpedoed 45 miles SSW of the Lizard
| 49° 13'N, 5° 21'W
| Newport - Blaye
| coal
| 1
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| SS Basuta, Capt. John Luke Norwell, was hit by a torpedo on the Port Side at the after end of number 2 hold. Part of the port side bridge was blown away in the explosion and one officer was lost. All other crew were subsequently rescued by British
destroyers.
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Position of attack on Basuta
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