Ships hit during WWI

Burutu

NameBurutu
TypePassenger steamer
GRT3,902 tons
Country  British
Built1902
BuilderA. Stephen & Sons, Ltd., Glasgow
OperatorBritish & African Steam Nav. Co., Ltd. (Elder, Dempster & Co.), Liverpool
History

U-boat attacks on Passenger steamer Burutu


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
110 Apr 1918U 154 (Hermann Gercke)Damaged14 miles SSW of Cape Mesurado (Monrovia area)

Lagos-Liverpol
general cargo
2

Damaged by gunfire only


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