Ships hit during WWI

Yrsa


Photo courtesy of Danish Maritime Museum, Elsinore

NameYrsa
TypeSteamer
GRT879 tons
Country  Danish
Built1914
BuilderAntwerp Engineering Co., Ltd., Hoboken
OperatorA/S Dampsk. Selsk. Vesterhavet (J. Lauritzen), Esbjerg
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Yrsa


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
13 Dec 1916UB 18 (Claus Lafrenz)Sunk30 miles WNW of Guernsey

La Garrucha, Spain - London & Newcastle
lead & fruit
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