Ships hit during WWI

Gryfevale

NameGryfevale
TypeSteamer
GRT4,437 tons
Country  British
Built1906
BuilderGrangemouth & Greenock Dockyard Co., Greenock
OperatorGryfevale SS. Co., Ltd. (Barr, Crombie & Co.), Glasgow
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Gryfevale


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
121 Oct 1917U 151 (Waldemar Kophamel)SunkRan aground and then shelled 10 miles N of Cape Blanco, Mauritania while attempting to evade U 151
21° 08'N, 17° 04'W
Port Louis, Mauritius - Gibraltar
sugar
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Position of attack on Gryfevale


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