Ships hit during WWI

Meteor

NameMeteor
TypeSteamer
GRT4,217 tons
Country  Norwegian
Built1906
BuilderFlensburger Schiffbau Ges., Flensburg
OperatorDet Bergenske Dampskibsselskab, Bergen
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Meteor


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
17 Dec 1916UB 29 (Erich Platsch)SunkCaptured and sunk by torpedo 25 miles SW of the Scillies
49° 23'N, 7° 54'W
Philadelphia - London
general cargo
0

Location also given as 40 miles W1/2S of the Scilly Islands. UC 19 may also jave been the U-boat responsible for this sinking.

Position of attack on Meteor


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