Ships hit during WWI

Hyperia

NameHyperia
TypeSteamer
GRT3,908 tons
Country  British
Built1895
BuilderJ. L. Thompson & Sons, Ltd., Sunderland
OperatorBritish & So. American Steam Nav. Co., Ltd. (R. P. Houston & Sons, Ltd.), London
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Hyperia


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
128 Jul 1918UB 51 (Ernst Krafft)SunkTorpedoed 84 miles NWxN of Port Said
32° 21'N, 31° 25'E
Marseille - Port Said
military stores and troops
65

8 crew casualties plus 57 dead among the French sailors and French native troops on board.

Position of attack on Hyperia


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