Ships hit during WWI

Buenaventura

NameBuenaventura
TypeSteamer
GRT4,881 tons
Country  American
Built1913
BuilderNorthumberland SB. Co., Ltd., Newcastle
OperatorU.S. Navy Naval Overseas Transportation Service
HistoryPeace-time operator: United States Steel Products Co., Inc., New York

U-boat attacks on Steamer Buenaventura


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
116 Sep 1918UB 129 (Karl Neumann)Sunkabout 200 miles off NW Spain
44° 36'N, 13° 10'W
Le Verdon - Philadelphia
in ballast
18

Torpedoed at 8:45 pm in convoy OV31

Position of attack on Buenaventura


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