Ships hit during WWI

Mars

NameMars
TypeSteamer
GRT3,550 tons
Country  British
Built1907
BuilderFurness, Withy & Co., Ltd., West Hartlepool
OperatorGlobe Shipping Co., Ltd. (Humphries (Cardiff), Ltd.), Cardiff
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Mars


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
18 Jul 1918U 92 (Günther Ehrlich)Sunk74 miles WxN of Bishop Rock
49° 44'N, 8° 20'W
New York - Le Havre
general cargo
0

Mars had sailed from Hampton Roads in convoy HH59 on 19 June 1918

Position of attack on Mars


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