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Ships hit during WWI

Tuscania

NameTuscania
TypeTroopship
GRT14.348 tons (one of the largest ships hit)
Country  British
Built1914
BuilderA. Stephen & Sons, Ltd., Glasgow
OperatorAnchor Line (Henderson Bros.), Ltd., Glasgow
History

U-boat attacks on Troopship Tuscania


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
15 Feb, 1918UB 77 (Wilhelm Meyer)Sunk7 miles N of Rathlin Island
55.37N, 06.26W
New York - Liverpool
U.S. troops & general cargo
166

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