Ships hit during WWI

Cape Corso

NameCape Corso
TypeSteamer
GRT3,890 tons
Country  British
Built1905
BuilderRussell & Co., Port Glasgow
OperatorCape Corso SS. Co., Ltd. (Lyle Shipping Co., Ltd.), Greenock
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Cape Corso


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
112 Oct 1917U 57 (Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg)DamagedTorpedoed about 9 miles W of St. Govan LV (near Milford Haven). Very seriously damaged but towed in; broke back while waiting for drydock availability but repaired.

Cardiff - Queenstown
in ballast
13


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