Ships hit during WWI

Desire

NameDesire
TypeNavy tug
GRT135 tons
Country  British
Built1912
BuilderGebroedders van der Windt, Vlaardingen
OperatorRoyal Navy
HistoryBuilt as President Desire Maas for Societe Anonyme de Remorquage a Helue, Antwerpen. Under British government charter or requisition from 1915 with the name of Desire.

U-boat attacks on Navy tug Desire


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
124 Jan 1918UB 34 (Hellmuth von Ruckteschell)SunkShelled, scuttled and sunk 2.5 miles NE of Filey
54° 57'N, 0° 35'W
Chatham - Rosyth

10

with lighters X6 and X110 in tow of 160t. One of two lifeboats not recovered with 16 men on board, 10 from Desire, 6 from X 6.

Position of attack on Desire


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