Ships hit during WWI

Arum

NameArum
TypeMotor vessel
GRT3,681 tons
Country  British
Built1914
BuilderSwan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Ltd., Newcastle
OperatorSwan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Ltd. (M. Samuel & Co.), London
HistoryBuilt for the Flower Motor Ship Co., Ltd. (Sir M. Samuel & Co., Ltd.), London. Ownership transferred to Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Ltd. in 1918.

U-boat attacks on Motor vessel Arum


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
14 Sep 1918UC 54 (Otto Loycke)SunkTorpedoed 40 miles E of Pantelleria Island
36° 50'N, 12° 50'E
Cardiff - Malta
general cargo
0

Position of attack on Arum


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