Ships hit during WWI

Gafsa

NameGafsa
TypeSteamer
GRT3,974 tons
Country  British
Built1903
BuilderC. S. Swan & Hunter, Ltd., Newcastle
OperatorEnglish & American Shipping Co., Ltd. (C. T. Bowring & Co.), London
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Gafsa


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
128 Mar 1917U 57 (Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg)Sunk10 miles SE1/2S of Kinsale Head. 51.31N, 08.23 per KTB
51° 31'N, 8° 18'W
Port Arthur - U.K.
fuel oil
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Position of attack on Gafsa


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