Ships hit during WWI

Hundvaagø

NameHundvaagø
TypeSteamer
GRT1,901 tons
Country  Norwegian
Built1915
BuilderBergens Mek. Verks., Bergen
OperatorA/S D/S Hundvaagø (H. Ostervold), Bergen
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Hundvaagø


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
15 Apr 1917U 60 (Karlgeorg Schuster)DamagedTorpedoed off SW Ireland. Time of attack 12:40am per U 60’s KTB, which would be late on April 4 British time.
51° 20'N, 10° 48'W
Bathurst-Liverpool
nuts
0

Towed to Berehaven and beached at Castletownbere. Torpedo hit attributed to U 60 by Oliver Lörscher in 2025.

24 Aug 1918UB 88 (Reinhard von Rabenau)SunkTorpedoed near Ile de Groix/2 miles off Lorient
47° 44'N, 3° 42'W
Bordeaux - Cardiff
in ballast
2

Position of attacks on Hundvaagø


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