Gerda
Photo courtesy of Danish Maritime Museum, Elsinore
Name | Gerda |
Type | Steamer |
GRT | 775 tons |
Country | ![]() |
Built | 1906 |
Builder | Kjøbenhavns Flydedok & Skibsverft, Copenhagen |
Operator | A/S Dampsk. Selsk. Vesterhavet (J. Lauritzen), Esbjerg |
History |
U-boat attacks on Steamer Gerda
Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties | |
1 | 16 Dec 1916 | U 46 (Alfred Saalwächter) | Sunk | off Cape Finisterre | 47° 07'N, 7° 45'W | Sevilla - London | general cargo | 0 |
Taken on December 16, used as depot ship, and scuttled on the 19th after landing the crews of captured ships. Location listed is where captured. |
Position of attack on Gerda
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