Starmount
Name | Starmount |
Type | Q-ship
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GRT | 2,485 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1905
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Builder | Ropner & Son, Stockton
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Operator | Royal Navy
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History | Peace-time operator: Cambo Shipping Co., Ltd. (Morgan & Cadogan, Ltd.), West Hartlepool as Glenmay.
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U-boat attacks on Q-ship Starmount
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 30 Apr 1918 | U 54 (Hellmuth von Ruckteschell) | Damaged | Torpedoed 40 miles W of Fair Isle
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| Commanding officer: Lt. Cdr. A. M. Y. Dane, RN. U 54’s torpedo hit abreast the fore end of No. 1 hatch; Starmount was towed into Kirkwall.
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