Ships hit during WWI

Helge

NameHelge
TypeSteamer
GRT1,133 tons
Country  Swedish
Built1877
BuilderW. Gray & Co., West Hartlepool
OperatorA/B H. Unér (Rob. Göhle), Norrköping
HistoryBuilt as James Groves for Groves, Maclean & Co., West Hartlepool. Sold in 1902 sold to Ångfartygs A/B Göteborg-Manchester (K. O. F. Dalman), Göteborg and renamed Helge. Ångfartygs A/B Asta (T. Ericsson), Göteborg became the owner in 1915. In 1916, A/B H. Unér bought the steamer.

U-boat attacks on Steamer Helge


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
126 Aug 1918UB 109 (Kurt Ramien)SunkTorpedoed in the Bay of Saint Brieuc (N Brittany)
48° 49'N, 2° 45'W
London - Brest
cement
13

Master: J. A. Gudmundsson

Position of attack on Helge


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