Ships hit during WWI

Chr. Knudsen

NameChr. Knudsen
TypeTanker
GRT4,224 tons
Country  Norwegian
Built1905
BuilderSir Raylton Dixon & Co. Ltd., Middlesbrough
OperatorA/S Borgestad (Gunnar Knudsen), Porsgrunn
HistoryConverted from a cargo vessel to a tanker in 1912.

U-boat attacks on Tanker Chr. Knudsen


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
18 Oct 1916U 53 (Hans Rose)SunkStopped and sunk 14 miles SSE of Nantucket LV

New York - London
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