Gower Coast
Name | Gower Coast |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 804 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1899
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Builder | Dundee Shipbuilders Co., Ltd., Dundee
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Operator | Ford Shipping Co., Ltd. (Mann, Macneal & Co., Ltd.), Glasgow
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Gower Coast
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 5 Apr 1917 | UC 71 (Hans Valentiner) | Sunk | Believed lost in a minefield laid by UC 71 off Le Tréport.
| 50° 08'N, 1° 16'E
| Tyne & Boulogne - Tréport
| coal
| 15
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| Had sailed from Boulogne on April 4 but did not arrive at Tréport.
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Position of attack on Gower Coast
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