Celtic
Name | Celtic |
Type | Passenger steamer |
GRT | 20,904 tons (one of the largest ships hit) |
Country | British |
Built | 1901 |
Builder | Harland & Wolff, Ltd., Belfast |
Operator | Oceanic Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., Liverpool |
History |
U-boat attacks on Passenger steamer Celtic
Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties | |
1 | 15 Feb 1917 | U 80 (Alfred von Glasenapp) | Damaged | Mined S of the Isle of Man (barr.14) - Damaged but reached Liverpool | 53° 57'N, 4° 40'W | Liverpool - New York | 0 | |
2 | 31 Mar 1918 | UB 77 (Wilhelm Meyer) | Damaged | 11 miles S of Isle of Man | Liverpool - New York | mails | 6 | |
Torpedoed, beached and later salvaged |
Position of attack on Celtic
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