Silverton
Name | Silverton |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 2,682 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1891
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Builder | W. Gray & Co., Ltd., West Hartlepool
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Operator | David Cairns, Ltd., Leith
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Silverton
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 13 Jul 1916 | U 39 (Walter Forstmann) | Sunk | Captured and sunk by torpedo 14 miles NE Canai Rocks, Tunisia
| 37° 28'N, 10° 05'E
| Cardiff - Alexandria
| coal
| 0
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Position of attack on Silverton
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