The first Uribitarte was built in 1888 by Raylton Dixon & Company with the name Fulford. She was acquired in 1899 by the Compañía Vasco-Cantábrica de Navegación, which renamed her Uribitarte. She was sunk on 02/December/1916 by the German submarine UC-21 by placing explosives. She was ordered from the submarine to stop for checking her documentation and cargo manifest, which was considereded contraband of war, so the crew was ordered to abandon the ship, placing afterwards explosives that sank her.

Shipyard / Year	Raylton Dixon & Company / 1888
Name	Fulford
Owner / Year	Eduardo Aznar Tutor / 1895
Name	Uribitarte
Dead weight	2,460	MT
Gross register	1,772	GRT
Length	78.3	mtr
Breadth	11.0	mtr
Depth	5.0	mtr
Propulsion	Reciprocating triple expansion
Power	1,164	H.P.
Bought	1899	to
Owner	Eduardo Aznar Tutor
Name	Uribitarte
Sunk	02/12/1916 - Submarine UC-21

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