Vesta
Photo courtesy of Danish Maritime Museum, Elsinore
Name | Vesta |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 1,122 tons |
Country | Danish |
Built | 1879
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Builder | Palmers’ SB & Iron Co., Newcastle
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Operator | Det Forenede Dampskibs Selskab, Copenhagen
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Vesta
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 16 Jul 1917 | U 88 (Walther Schwieger) | Sunk | Torpedoed off the N coast of Scotland
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| Seydisfjord - Fleetwood
| herring & wool
| 5
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