Ships hit during WWI

Martha


Photo courtesy of Danish Maritime Museum, Elsinore

NameMartha
TypeSailing ship
GRT412 tons
Country  Danish
Built1892
BuilderSchömer, Jensen & Co., Tönning
OperatorA.M. Knudsen, Sønderho
HistorySteel-hulled bark.

U-boat attacks on Sailing ship Martha


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
119 Oct 1917UB 66 (Fritz Wernicke)SunkSunk by gunfire.
61.12N, 02.10W
Kingston, Jamacia - Aarhus
maize
10

Vessel posted as missing; crew not recovered from lifeboats.

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