Transylvania
Name | Transylvania |
Type | Troopship
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GRT | 14,348 tons (one of the largest ships hit) |
Country | British |
Built | 1914
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Builder | Scotts’ SB. & Eng. Co., Ltd., Greenock
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Operator | Anchor Line (Henderson Bros.), Ltd., Glasgow
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Troopship Transylvania
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 4 May 1917 | U 63 (Otto Schultze) | Sunk | Torpedoed 2.5 miles S of Cape Vado
| 44° 15'N, 8° 30'E
| Marseille - Alexandria
| troops
| 270
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Position of attack on Transylvania
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