Ships hit during WWI

Louisiana


Photo courtesy of Danish Maritime Museum, Elsinore

NameLouisiana
TypeSteamer
GRT3,015 tons
Country  Danish
Built1896
BuilderArmstrong & Co., Ltd., Newcastle
OperatorDet Forenede Dampskibs Selsk., Copenhagen
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Louisiana


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
118 Apr 1917UC 45 (Hubert Aust)SunkTorpedoed 20 miles NNE of Buchanness
57° 47'N, 1° 22'W
North Shields & Tyne - Boston
general cargo & wood pulp
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Position of attack on Louisiana


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