Ships hit during WWI

Honiton

NameHoniton
TypeSteamer
GRT4,914 tons
Country  British
Built1915
BuilderA. McMillan & Son, Ltd., Dumbarton
OperatorTatem Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. (W. J. Tatem & Co.), Cardiff
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Honiton


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
130 Aug 1915UC 5 (Herbert Pustkuchen)SunkMined Thames’ mouth 2.5 miles E of the Longsand LV. Beached at Shoeburyness but a total loss.

Buenos Aires - Hull
maize and linseed
0


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