Ships hit during WWI

Wapello

NameWapello
TypeTanker
GRT5,576 tons
Country  British
Built1912
BuilderArmstrong, Whitworth & Co., Ltd., Newcastle
OperatorStandard Transportation Co., Ltd., Hong Kong
History

U-boat attacks on Tanker Wapello


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
115 Jun 1917UC 71 (Reinhold Saltzwedel)SunkTorpedoed 14 miles WSW of the Owers LV
50° 30'N, 0° 57'W
Philadelphia - Thames Haven
benzine
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Position of attack on Wapello


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