Ships hit during WWI

Ribston

NameRibston
TypeSteamer
GRT3,372 tons
Country  British
Built1894
BuilderW. Gray & Co., Ltd., West Hartlepool
OperatorZodiac Shipping Co., Ltd. (Moller & Co.), London
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Ribston


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
116 Jul 1917U 45 (Erich Sittenfeld)SunkTorpedoed and sunk 85 miles W of Fastnet
50° 52'N, 11° 38'W
Melilla - Glasgow
iron ore
25

Position of attack on Ribston


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