Ships hit during WWI

Bengali

NameBengali
TypeSteamer
GRT5,684 tons
Country  British
Built1901
BuilderGourlay Bros. & Co., Dundee
OperatorT. & J. Brocklebank, Ltd., Liverpool
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Bengali


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
113 Sep 1917UC 34 (Horst Obermüller)Damagedoff Bengasi
33° 27'N, 20° 17'E
Tyne - Calcutta
coal
1

28 Apr 1918UC 34 (Horst Obermüller)Sunk14 miles N of Alexandria
31° 21'N, 29° 47'E
Tobruk - Alexandria

0

not as lucky the second time around…

Position of attacks on Bengali


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