Hikosan Maru
Name | Hikosan Maru |
Type | Steamer |
GRT | 3,555 tons |
Country | Japanese |
Built | 1892 |
Builder | James Laing, Sunderland |
Operator | Goko Shokai (Kawachi Kentauro), Tarumi |
History |
U-boat attacks on Steamer Hikosan Maru
Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties | |
1 | 2 Oct 1917 | U 39 (Walter Forstmann) | Sunk | Torpedoed and sunk W of Cape Spartel. | 35° 28'N, 8° 37'W | Newport - Marseille | Coal | 0 |
Position of attack on Hikosan Maru
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