Ships hit during WWI

HS 3

NameHS 3
TypeTug
GRT121 tons
Country  British
Built1914
BuilderWed. C. Boele & Zonen, Slikkerveer
OperatorWar Office
HistoryBritish government charter or requisition. Built as Samson for SARH (Société Anonyme de Remorquage à Hélice) (H. Gerling), Antwerpen.

U-boat attacks on Tug HS 3


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
112 Sep 1917UB 50 (Franz Becker)SunkStopped and scuttled 18 miles WxN of Cape Sines

England - Mesopotamia
war material
0

with barge RB 10 (800 tons) in tow. An officer and three NCOs taken prisoner.


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