Ballarat
Name | Ballarat |
Type | Troopship
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GRT | 11,120 tons (one of the largest ships hit) |
Country | British |
Built | 1911
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Builder | Caird & Co., Ltd. Greenock
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Operator | Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co., Greeenock
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Troopship Ballarat
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 25 Apr 1917 | UB 32 (Max Viebeg) | Sunk | Torpedoed 24 miles SxW of Wolf Rock
| 49° 33'N, 5° 36'W
| Melbourne - U.K.
| troops, copper, antimony ore & general cargo
| 0
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| Sank under tow at 49.51.45N 05.19W.
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Position of attack on Ballarat
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