Ships hit during WWI

Vanellus

NameVanellus
TypeSteamer
GRT1,797 tons
Country  British
Built1912
BuilderSwan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Ltd., Newcastle
OperatorCork Steamship Co., Ltd., Cork
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Vanellus


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
11 Oct 1916UC 26 (Matthias Graf von Schmettow)SunkMined 0.5 miles WSW of the Whistle Buoy, Le Havre Roads

Portishead - Rouen
oil
3


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