Tuscania
Name | Tuscania |
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 | A. Stephen & Sons, Ltd., Glasgow
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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 Tuscania
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 5 Feb 1918 | UB 77 (Wilhelm Meyer) | Sunk | Torpedoed 7 miles N of Rathlin Island while in HX20
| 55° 37'N, 6° 26'W
| New York - Liverpool
| U.S. troops & general cargo
| 166
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| Extensive details at http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~carmita/archive.htm
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Position of attack on Tuscania
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