Westminster
Name | Westminster |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 4,342 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1905
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Builder | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Ltd., Newcastle
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Operator | Westminster Shipping Co., Ltd., London
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Westminster
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 14 Dec 1916 | UB 43 (Hans von Mellenthin) | Sunk | Torpedoed 196 miles ExS of Malta
| 35° 35'N, 18° 23'E
| Torre Annunziata - Aden
| in ballast
| 15
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| Or 35°42’N, 18°52’E per KTB.
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Position of attack on Westminster
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