Ships hit during WWI

Runhild

NameRunhild
TypeSteamer
GRT1,170 tons
Country  Swedish
Built1872
BuilderDenton, Gray & Co., Hartlepool
OperatorÅngfartygs A/B Uman (Nils Österman), Stockholm
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Runhild


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
12 Nov 1916U 22 (Karl Scherb)prizeStopped, prize crew put on board and sent to Libau. Hit a mine the next day day in the Åland Sea at 59.41N, 19.37E and sank before reaching Libau.
61° 05'N, 20° 34'E
Stockholm - Raumo
general cargo
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Position of attack on Runhild


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