Aurora
Photo courtesy of Danish Maritime Museum, Elsinore
Name | Aurora |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 768 tons |
Country | Danish |
Built | 1905
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Builder | Howaldtswerke, Kiel
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Operator | Det Forenede Dampskibs Selskab, Copenhagen
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Aurora
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 27 Aug 1917 | U 87 (Rudolf Schneider) | Sunk | Torpedoed in convoy at 7:45 pm about 25 miles ESE of Lerwick
| 60° 35'N, 0° 07'E
| Newcastle - Nakskov
| coal
| 1
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Position of attack on Aurora
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