Ships hit during WWI

Augusto De Castilho

NameAugusto De Castilho
TypeNavy Trawler
GRT487 tons
Country  Portuguese
Built1909
BuilderCochrane & Sons, Selby
OperatorPortuguese Navy
HistoryPeace-time operator: Parceria Geral de Pescarias (Bensaude & Co.), Lisbon

U-boat attacks on Navy Trawler Augusto De Castilho


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
114 Oct 1918U 139 (Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière)Sunk

Sunk by gunnery 100 miles SE of the Azores.

Source of location: Inso, Jaime, "A Marinha Portuguesa na Grande Guerra", "Anais do Club Militar Naval", 67º Ano, Novembro e Dezembro, Lisboa, 1937, p. 993


35° 35'N, 22° 10'W
Madeira – Azores



While escorting the steamer San Miguel.

Position of attack on Augusto De Castilho


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