Ships hit during WWI

Aida

NameAida
TypeSailing vessel
GRT93 tons
Country  Portuguese
Built1884
BuilderManuel Dias dos Santos Borra, Esposende
OperatorMarques & Araújo, Lda., Oporto
HistoryBuilt as Graciosa and registered in Portimao, Algarve. In 1910, she was bought by a company in Oporto, had her masts removed and become a cargo pontoon. In 1917, refitted for service and renamed.

U-boat attacks on Sailing vessel Aida


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
119 Oct 1918U 43 (Johannes Kirchner)Sunkoff Brest

Penarth - Oporto
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