Ships hit during WWI

Spartan

NameSpartan
TypeSailing vessel
GRT2,287 tons
Country  Norwegian
Built1891
BuilderRussell & Co., Greenock
OperatorBech’s Rederi A/S (Carl Bech & Co.), Tvedestrand
HistorySteel-hulled four-masted bark. Built as Earl of Dunmore.

U-boat attacks on Sailing vessel Spartan


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
19 Mar 1917U 61 (Victor Dieckmann)SunkStopped and sunk by torpedo 75 miles SW of Fastnet
50° 26'N, 10° 45'W
New York – Liverpool
petroleum
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Position of attack on Spartan


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