Ships hit during WWI

Bur

NameBur
TypeSteamer
GRT1,806 tons
Country  Swedish
Built1901
BuilderGrangemouth & Greenock Dkyd. Co., Ltd., Grangemouth
OperatorRederi A/B Bur (Olof Brodin), Stockholm
HistoryBuilt as A. J. Hocken for R. Hocken & Co., London. In 1905, bought by Rederi A/B Union, Stockholm and renmaed Bur. Sold in 1915 to Rederi A/B Bur, Stockholm.

U-boat attacks on Steamer Bur


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
12 Nov 1917UB 35 (Karl Stöter)SunkTorpedoed 3 miles E from the Spurn LV

Göteborg - London
general cargo
2

Master: G. Persson


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