Ships hit during WWI

HMS Formidable

NameHMS Formidable
TypeBattleship
GRT15,000 tons (one of the largest ships hit)
Country  British
Built1898
BuilderPortsmouth Dockyard
OperatorRoyal Navy
HistoryShe was one of 3 battleships of the Formidable class built from 1898 - 1902. Her sisters were HMS Irresistible (lost at Dardanelles on 18 March 1915) and HMS Implacable (scrapped in 1921). Crew was about 711 men.

U-boat attacks on Battleship Formidable


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
11 Jan 1915U 24 (Rudolf Schneider)SunkTorpedoed 30 miles S of Lyme Regis
50° 13'N, 3° 04'W


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Position of attack on Formidable


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