Ships hit during WWI

Black Head

NameBlack Head
TypeSteamer
GRT1,898 tons
Country  British
Built1912
BuilderIrvine’s SB. & DD. Co., Ltd., West Hartlepool
OperatorUlster SS. Co., Ltd. (G. Heyn & Sons), Belfast
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Black Head


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
121 Jun 1917U 19 (Johannes Spieß)Sunk52 miles ESE of the Out Skerries, Shetlands
60° 22'N, 1° 00'E
Christiania & Drammen - Lerwick & Leith
wood
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Position of attack on Black Head


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