Otway
Name | Otway |
Type | Armed merchant cruiser
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GRT | 12,077 tons (one of the largest ships hit) |
Country | British |
Built | 1909
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Builder | Fairfield SB. & Eng. Co., Ltd., Glasgow
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Operator | Royal Navy
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History | Peace-time operator: Orient Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., Glasgow
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U-boat attacks on Armed merchant cruiser Otway
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 23 Jul 1917 | UC 49 (Karl Petri) | Sunk | N of the Butt of Lewis
| 58° 54'N, 6° 28'W
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| 10
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Position of attack on Otway
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