Herdis
| Name | Herdis |
| Type | Steamer
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| GRT | 1,157 tons |
| Country |  British |
| Built | 1911
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| Builder | Trondhjems Mek. Verks., Trondheim
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| Operator | The Shipping Controller (Atkinson & Prickett), Hull
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| History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Herdis
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
| 1 | 29 Jun 1918 | UB 88 (Reinhard von Rabenau) | Sunk | Torpedoed 7 miles SExS of South Cheek, Robin Hood Bay
| 54° 20'N, 0° 20'W
| Tyne - Rouen
| coal
| 0
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| Sinking reattributed in 2010 by Oliver Lörscher based upon German and British documents. The steamer UB 40 sank was actually Florentia while UB 88 sank Herdis, the reverse of what’s in Spindler.
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Position of attack on Herdis
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