Avenger
Name | Avenger |
Type | Armed merchant cruiser
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GRT | 13,441 tons (one of the largest ships hit) |
Country | British |
Built | 1915
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Builder | Fairfield SB. & Eng. Co., Ltd., Glasgow
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Operator | Royal Navy
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History | Peace-time operator: Union Steamship Co. of New Zealand, Ltd., London as AOTEAROA.
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U-boat attacks on Armed merchant cruiser Avenger
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 14 Jun 1917 | U 69 (Ernst Wilhelms) | Sunk | West of the Shetland Islands
| 60° 22'N, 4° 35'W
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| 1
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Position of attack on Avenger
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