Ships hit during WWI

Gafsa

NameGafsa
TypeSteamer
GRT3,922 tons
Country  British
Built1906
BuilderW. Doxford & Sons, Ltd., Sunderland
OperatorEnglish & American Shipping Co., Ltd. (C. T. Bowring & Co., Ltd.), London
HistoryTurret hull steamer.

U-boat attacks on Steamer Gafsa


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
116 Jun 1916U 35 (Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière)Sunk45 miles S of Porto Maurizio at 7:00pm
43° 15'N, 8° 15'E
Swansea - Genoa
patent fuel & coal
0

Location also given as 80 miles SWxS of Genoa

Position of attack on Gafsa


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