Ships hit during WWI

Gartness

NameGartness
TypeSteamer
GRT2,422 tons
Country  British
Built1890
BuilderJ. Readhead & Sons, So. Shields
OperatorThe Laurium Transport Co., Ltd. (Leopold Walford (London), Ltd.), Glasgow
HistoryBuilt as CHARLES T. JONES

U-boat attacks on Steamer Gartness


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
119 Aug 1917k.u.k. U40 (Johann Krsnjavi)Sunk180 miles SExE3/4E Malta
34° 52'N, 18° 14'E
Ergasteria - Middlesbrough
manganese ore, lead & arsenic
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Position of attack on Gartness


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