Hermes
Name | Hermes |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 3,579 tons |
Country | Russian |
Built | 1897
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Builder | Gourlay Bros. & Co., Dundee
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Operator | Ångfartygs A/B Finska Lloyd (E. Krogius), Helsingfors
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Hermes
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 11 May 1917 | U 45 (Erich Sittenfeld) | Sunk | Sunk by gunfire 30 miles NE of Vardö, NE Norway. The steamer’s lifeboats were not recovered.
| 71° 16'N, 33° 45'E
| Newport - Archangelsk
| coal
| 34
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| More information about the Hermes is available at the scorpiosail site.
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Position of attack on Hermes
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