Ships hit during WWI

Alkelda

NameAlkelda
TypeYacht
GRT98 tons
Country  Italian
Built1873
BuilderCamper & Nicholson, Gosport
OperatorA. Volpi-Bassabni, Portofino (Genoa)
HistoryWooden schooner. Owner per the 1915 edition of Lloyd’s Register of Yachts; subsequent resale during the war when the vessel was used as a merchant vessel is possible.

U-boat attacks on Yacht Alkelda


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
130 Jun 1917U 63 (Otto Schultze)SunkStopped and scuttled in the Ligurian Sea
43° 26'N, 8° 55'E
Alghero - Genoa
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Position of attack on Alkelda


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