Ships hit during WWI

Redbreast

NameRedbreast
TypeFleet messenger
GRT1,313 tons
Country  British
Built1908
BuilderA. & J. Inglis, Ltd., Glasgow
OperatorRoyal Navy
HistoryPeace-time operator: G. & J. Burns, Ltd., Glasgow

U-boat attacks on Fleet messenger Redbreast


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
115 Jul 1917UC 38 (Alfred Klatt)SunkIn the Aegean Sea between Skyros and the Doro (Kafireus) Channel



44

1 crewmember taken prisoner.


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