Ships hit during WWI

Rochester City

NameRochester City
TypeSteamer
GRT1,239 tons
Country  British
Built1910
BuilderSir Raylton Dixon & Co., Ltd., Middlesbrough
OperatorRochester City SS. Co., Ltd. (W. A. Watson), Sunderland
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Rochester City


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
12 May 1916UC 10 (Alfred Nitzsche)SunkMined 3 miles off Southwold
52° 10'N, 1° 47'E
Sunderland & Seaham - Rochester
coal
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Position of attack on Rochester City


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