Mars
Name | Mars |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 3,550 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1907
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Builder | Furness, Withy & Co., Ltd., West Hartlepool
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Operator | Globe Shipping Co., Ltd. (Humphries (Cardiff), Ltd.), Cardiff
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Mars
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 8 Jul 1918 | U 92 (Günther Ehrlich) | Sunk | 74 miles WxN of Bishop Rock
| 49° 44'N, 8° 20'W
| New York - Le Havre
| general cargo
| 0
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| Mars had sailed from Hampton Roads in convoy HH59 on 19 June 1918
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Position of attack on Mars
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