Ships hit during WWI

Maj

NameMaj
TypeSteamer
GRT920 tons
Country  Swedish
Built1882
BuilderGöteborgs Mek. Verks., Göteborg
OperatorGust. E. Reuter, Göteborg
HistoryIron-hulled. Built as Jernbarden for Brødr. Berner, Stavanger. Sold to Ångfartygs A/B Jernbarden (A. Liljequist), Göteborg in 1889. In 1914, sold to Gust. E. Reuter and renamed Maj.

U-boat attacks on Steamer Maj


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
16 Aug 1915U 25 (Otto Wünsche)SunkNorth Sea
56° 58'N, 6° 48'E
Göteborg - Hull
pitprops
0

Master: B. C. Backman

Position of attack on Maj


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