Ships hit during WWI

Eastgate


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NameEastgate
TypeSteamer
GRT4,277 tons
Country  British
Built1915
BuilderW. Gray & Co., Ltd., West Hartlepool
OperatorTurnbull Scott Shipping Co., Ltd. (Turnbull, Scott & Co.), London
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Eastgate


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
116 Aug 1917UB 40 (Hans Howaldt)DamagedTorpedoed 120 miles SWxW of Bishop Rock. Beached but refloated.

Le Havre - New York
general cargo
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