Ships hit during WWI

Somerset

NameSomerset
TypeSteamer
GRT7,163 tons
Country  British
Built1903
BuilderJ. Brown & Co., Ltd., Clydebank, Glasgow
OperatorFederal Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., London
HistoryCombination passenger, cargo and refrigerated cargo vessel.

U-boat attacks on Steamer Somerset


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
126 Jul 1917U 54 (Kurt Heeseler)Sunk230 miles WxS1/2S of Ushant. 46.19N, 09.43W per KTB
46° 09'N, 9° 32'W
Buenos Aires - Havre
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Position of attack on Somerset


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