Ships hit during WWI

Paignton

NamePaignton
TypeSteamer
GRT2,017 tons
Country  British
Built1911
BuilderS. P. Austin & Son, Ltd., Sunderland
OperatorGlobe Shipping Co., Ltd. (Humphries (Cardiff), Ltd.), Cardiff
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Paignton


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
114 Mar 1917U 81 (Raimund Weisbach)Sunk40 miles NW of the Skelligs
52° 01'N, 11° 29'W
Greece - Glasgow
magnesite
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Position of attack on Paignton


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