Ships hit during WWI

Chesterfield

NameChesterfield
TypeFleet messenger
GRT1,013 tons
Country  British
Built1913
BuilderSwan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Ltd., Newcastle
OperatorRoyal Navy
HistoryPeace-time operator: Great Central Railway, Grimsby

U-boat attacks on Fleet messenger Chesterfield


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
118 May 1918UC 52 (Hellmuth von Doemming)SunkTorpedoed 42 miles NExE1/2E of Malta
36° 17'N, 15° 13'E
Milo - Malta
cordite
4

in a Milo - Malta convoy

Position of attack on Chesterfield


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