Afric
Name | Afric |
Type | Passenger steamer
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GRT | 11,999 tons (one of the largest ships hit) |
Country | British |
Built | 1898
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Builder | Harland & Wolff, Ltd., Belfast
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Operator | Oceanic Steam Nav. Co., Ltd. (Ismay, Imrie & Co.), Liverpool
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Passenger steamer Afric
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 12 Feb 1917 | UC 66 (Herbert Pustkuchen) | Sunk | Torpedoed 12 miles SSW of the Eddystone LH
| 49° 59'N, 4° 18'W
| Liverpool - Devonport & Sydney
| general cargo
| 5
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Position of attack on Afric
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