Ships hit during WWI

Silverton

NameSilverton
TypeSteamer
GRT2,682 tons
Country  British
Built1891
BuilderW. Gray & Co., Ltd., West Hartlepool
OperatorDavid Cairns, Ltd., Leith
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Silverton


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
113 Jul 1916U 39 (Walter Forstmann)SunkCaptured and sunk by torpedo 14 miles NE Canai Rocks, Tunisia
37° 28'N, 10° 05'E
Cardiff - Alexandria
coal
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Position of attack on Silverton


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