Ships hit during WWI

Dacia

NameDacia
TypeCable ship
GRT1,856 tons
Country  British
Built1867
BuilderJ. Laing, Sunderland
OperatorIndia Rubber, Gutta Percha & Telegraph Works. Co. Ltd., London
HistoryA cargo vessel especially adapted to lay underwater telegraph cables.

U-boat attacks on Cable ship Dacia


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
13 Dec 1916U 38 (Max Valentiner)SunkTorpedoed in Madeira Harbor (Funchal Roads)

Gibraltar - Madeira
“picked up cable”
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