Swan River
Name | Swan River |
Type | Steaner
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GRT | 4,724 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1915
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Builder | Irvine’s SB. & DD. Co., Ltd., West Hartlepool
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Operator | British Empire Steam Nav. Co., Ltd. (Houlder Bros. & Co., Ltd.), Liverpool
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steaner Swan River
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 27 Sep 1917 | U 39 (Walter Forstmann) | Sunk | Torpedoed 27 miles NNW of Oran
| 36° 07'N, 0° 54'W
| Gibraltar - Benisaf
| in ballast
| 0
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Position of attack on Swan River
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