Ships hit during WWI

Aburi

NameAburi
TypeSteamer
GRT3,730 tons
Country  British
Built1906
BuilderHarland & Wolff, Ltd., Belfast
OperatorAfrican Steamship Co. (Elder, Dempster & Co.), London
HistoryCargo vessel with passenger accomidations

U-boat attacks on Steamer Aburi


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
117 Apr 1917U 61 (Victor Dieckmann)SunkTorpedoed 125 miles NW of Tory Island
56.15N, 11.30W
Liverpool - West Africa
general cargo
25

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