Ships hit during WWI

Rowanmore

NameRowanmore
TypeSteamer
GRT10,320 tons (one of the largest ships hit)
Country  British
Built1900
BuilderChas. Connell & Co., Glasgow
OperatorJohnston Line, Ltd. (Furness, Withy & Co., Ltd.), Liverpool
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Rowanmore


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
126 Oct 1916U 57 (Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg)Sunkcaptured and then sunk by torpedo 128 miles WNW of Fastnet
51° 30'N, 12° 58'W
Baltimore - Liverpool
general cargo
0

Master taken prisoner.

Position of attack on Rowanmore


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