Ships hit during WWI

Avanti

NameAvanti
TypeSteamer
GRT2,128 tons
Country  British
Built1912
BuilderAkt. Burmeister & Wain, Copenhagen
OperatorThe Shipping Controller (Lambert Bros., Ltd.), London
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Avanti


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
12 Feb 1918UB 59 (Erwin Waßner)SunkTorpedoed 4 miles SExE of St Alban’s Head

Bilbao - West Hartlepool
iron ore
22


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