Ships hit during WWI

Sapele

NameSapele
TypeSteamer
GRT4,366 tons
Country  British
Built1904
BuilderPalmers’ SB. & Iron Co., Ltd., Newcastle
OperatorBritish & African Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. (Elder, Dempster & Co.), Liverpool
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Sapele


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
126 Oct 1917U 104 (Kurt Bernis)Sunk100 miles NW of Tory Island
55.56N, 11.00W
Liverpool - Sierra Leone
general cargo
3

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