Asturias
Name | Asturias |
Type | Hospital ship |
GRT | 12,002 tons (one of the largest ships hit) |
Country | British |
Built | 1908 |
Builder | Harland & Wolff, Ltd., Belfast |
Operator | Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, Belfast |
History |
U-boat attacks on Hospital ship Asturias
Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties | |
1 | 20 Mar 1917 | UC 66 (Herbert Pustkuchen) | Damaged | 6 miles off Start Point (beached and salvaged) | Avonmouth - Southamton | 35 |
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