Rathlin Head
| Name | Rathlin Head |
| Type | Steamer
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| GRT | 7,378 tons |
| Country |  British |
| Built | 1899
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| Builder | Workman, Clark & Co., Ltd., Belfast
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| Operator | Ulster SS. Co., Ltd. (G. Heyn & Sons), Belfast
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| History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Rathlin Head
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
| 1 | 25 May 1918 | U 46 (Leo Hillebrand) | Damaged | Torpedoed twice SW of Ireland
| 49° 40'N, 12° 00'W
| Swansea & Milford Haven - New Orleans
| in ballast
| 3
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| Rathlin Head had sailed from Milford Haven in convoy OM71 on 23 May. First torpedoed on the 25th but Rathlin Head continued underway. Torpedoed again the next day but towed in.
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Position of attack on Rathlin Head
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