Ships hit during WWI

Wartenfels

NameWartenfels
TypeSteamer
GRT4,511 tons
Country  British
Built1903
BuilderJ. C. Tecklenborg A.G., Geestemünde
OperatorAdmiralty requisition (Grahams & Co.), London
HistoryA Deutsche Dampfs. Ges. “Hansa”, Bremen steamer that had been captured by British warships south of Aden on August 19, 1914.

U-boat attacks on Steamer Wartenfels


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
15 Feb 1917U 81 (Raimund Weisbach)Sunk120 miles SW of Fastnet
50° 10'N, 11° 59'W
Barry - Alexandria
general cargo
2

Master taken prisoner.

Position of attack on Wartenfels


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