Ships hit during WWI

Rhodesia

NameRhodesia
TypeSteamer
GRT4,313 tons
Country  British
Built1900
BuilderNorthumberland SB. Co., Ltd., Newcastle
OperatorFranco-British SS. Co., Ltd. (Olivier & Co., Ltd.), Cardiff
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Rhodesia


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
111 Oct 1917U 61 (Victor Dieckmann)Sunk7 miles SExS Coningbeg LV St George’s Channel

Tampico - London
oil & bitumen
4

Rhodesia had sailed from Hampton Roads with convoy HH25 on 22 September 1917, but could not keep up.


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