Ships hit during WWI

Roanoke

NameRoanoke
TypeSteamer
GRT4,803 tons
Country  British
Built1907
BuilderFurness, Withy & Co., Ltd., West Hartlepool
OperatorFurness, Withy & Co., Ltd., West Hartlepool
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Roanoke


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
112 Aug 1917UB 48 (Wolfgang Steinbauer)Sunk100 miles WNW of the Butt of Lewis
58° 39'N, 9° 08'W
Leith
general cargo
0

Master taken prisoner.

Position of attack on Roanoke


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