Hurunui
Name | Hurunui |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 10,644 tons (one of the largest ships hit) |
Country | British |
Built | 1912
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Builder | Russell & Co., Port Glasgow
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Operator | New Zealand Shipping Co., Ltd., Plymouth
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Hurunui
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 18 May 1918 | U 94 (Martin Schwab) | Sunk | Torpedoed 48 miles SxW of the Lizard
| 49° 08'N, 5° 00'W
| Wellington - London
| general cargo
| 1
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Position of attack on Hurunui
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