Ships hit during WWI

Amakura

NameAmakura
TypeSteamer
GRT2,316 tons
Country  British
Built1893
BuilderC. S. Swan & Hunter, Newcastle
OperatorAmakura SS. Co., Ltd. (Booker Bros., McConnell & Co., Ltd.), Liverpool
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Amakura


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
112 Jun 1917U 94 (Alfred Saalwächter)Sunk180 miles NW1/2W of Tory Island
56.10N, 13.00W
Liverpool - Demerara
general cargo
2

56.14N, 13.50W per KTB

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