Presto
Name | Presto |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 1,143 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1905
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Builder | J. Crown & Sons, Ltd., Sunderland
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Operator | Pelton SS. Co., Ltd. (R. S. Gardiner & J. Reay), Newcastle
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Presto
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 6 Apr 1917 | UC 40 (Gustav Deuerlich) | Sunk | Mined 4 miles east of Roker Point, Sunderland
| 54° 57'N, 1° 16'W
| London - Newcastle
| in ballast
| 6
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Position of attack on Presto
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