Ships hit during WWI

Calgarian

NameCalgarian
TypeArmed merchant cruiser
GRT12,515 tons (one of the largest ships hit)
Country  British
Built1914
BuilderFairfield Ship Building and Engineering, Glasgow
OperatorRoyal Navy
HistoryShe was taken over on 15 September 1914 and became an armed merchant cruiser. Peace-time operator: Allan Line SS. Co., Ltd. (Canadian Pacific Ocean Services, Ltd.), Glasgow

U-boat attacks on Armed merchant cruiser Calgarian


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
11 Mar 1918U 19 (Johannes Spieß)Sunkoff Rathlin Island
55.25N, 06.15W


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Hit by three torpedoes while escorting a convoy in the North Channel.

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