Ships hit during WWI

Garron Head

NameGarron Head
TypeSteamer
GRT1,933 tons
Country  British
Built1913
BuilderIrvine’s SB. & DD. Co., Ltd., West Hartlepool
OperatorUlster Steamship Co., Ltd. (G. Heyn & Sons), Belfast
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Garron Head


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
116 Nov 1917U 103 (Claus Rücker)SunkTorpedoed 40 miles NxE1/2E of Bayonne
44.13N, 01.29W
Bilbao - Barrow & Maryport
iron ore
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