Roanoke
Name | Roanoke |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 4,803 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1907
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Builder | Furness, Withy & Co., Ltd., West Hartlepool
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Operator | Furness, Withy & Co., Ltd., West Hartlepool
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Roanoke
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 12 Aug 1917 | UB 48 (Wolfgang Steinbauer) | Sunk | 100 miles WNW of the Butt of Lewis
| 58° 39'N, 9° 08'W
| Leith
| general cargo
| 0
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| Master taken prisoner.
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Position of attack on Roanoke
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