Ships hit during WWI

Urania

NameUrania
TypeSailing vessel
GRT1,688 tons
Country  Norwegian
Built1891
BuilderA. Stephen & Sons, Glasgow
Operatorunidentified owwner, Kristiania
HistorySteel-hulled bark. Previously owned/managed by A/S Thor (Stian Løvold, Kristiania), Arendal. Owner in 1917 possibly Stian Løvold.

U-boat attacks on Sailing vessel Urania


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
128 Mar 1917UC 42 (Otto Heinrich Tornow)SunkTorpedoed 12 miles E of Copinsay, Orkneys, after putting into Kirkwall for inspection.

New York - Nyborg
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