Dansted
Photo courtesy of Danish Maritime Museum, Elsinore
Name | Dansted |
Type | Steamer |
GRT | 1,492 tons |
Country | ![]() |
Built | 1882 |
Builder | Murdoch & Murray, Port Glasgow |
Operator | A/S Dampsk. Selsk. Rødby Havn (A. Andersen), Rødby Havn |
History | Built as Cedric for George Hood & Co., Glasgow. Wrecked at Varna in 1883. Salvaged, and sold to Greek owners as Thrace. In 1898, sold to Dampsk. Selsk. Myren (U. Holm), Copenhagen and renamed Anna. Purchased by A/S Dampsk. Selsk. Rødby Havn (A. Andersen), Rødby Havn in 1915 and renamed Dansted. |
U-boat attacks on Steamer Dansted
Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties | |
1 | 23 Nov 1916 | UC 26 (Matthias Graf von Schmettow) | Sunk | 15 miles W of Armen LH | 49° 01'N, 5° 32'W | Cardiff - Saint Nazaire | coal | 0 |
Position of attack on Dansted
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