Ships hit during WWI

Britannia

NameBritannia
TypeSteamer
GRT3,129 tons
Country  British
Built1885
BuilderT. Royden & Sons, Liverpool
OperatorEllerman Lines, Ltd. (Graham Smith, mgr.)
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Britannia


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
12 Apr 1917U 65 (Hermann von Fischel)Sunk22 miles WNW Pantelleria Isl.
36° 35'N, 11° 28'E
Alexandria - Liverpool
general cargo
0

Master and radio operator taken prisoner.

Position of attack on Britannia


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