Ships hit during WWI

Arabis

NameArabis
TypeSteamer
GRT3,928 tons
Country  British
Built1914
BuilderFlower Motor Ship Co., Ltd. (Sir M. Samuel & Co., Ltd.), London
OperatorSmith’s Dock Co., Ltd., Middlesbrough
HistoryEngined & outfitted by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Ltd., Newcastle.

U-boat attacks on Steamer Arabis


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
116 Sep 1917U 54 (Kurt Heeseler)Sunk210 miles WxS of Ushant
46.28N, 09.42W
Sfax - Falmouth
phosphate rock
20

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