Ships hit during WWI

HMT Eros

NameHMT Eros
TypeNavy trawler
GRT286 tons
Country  British
Built1907
BuilderCook, Welton & Gemmell, Ltd., Beverley
OperatorRoyal Navy
HistoryPeace-time operator: Roberts & Ruthven Ltd., Grimsby

U-boat attacks on Navy trawler Eros


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
15 Sep 1917UC 4 (Erich Hecht)SunkMined SE of Orford Ness (barrage 465)



2

Specifically rejected by Bendert - loss was off Felixstowe, not Aldeburgh


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