Ships hit during WWI

Hydra

NameHydra
TypeSailing vessel
GRT174 tons
Country  Danish
Built1901
BuilderJ.A. Petersen, Mastal
OperatorC.W. Clausen, Marstal
HistoryThree-masted wooden schooner.

U-boat attacks on Sailing vessel Hydra


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
119 Sep 1917U 94 (Alfred Saalwächter)SunkSunk by gunnery W of the Orkneys
59° 33'N, 7° 37'W
Swansea - Copenhagen
coal
6

Crew not recovered; vessel posted as missing.

Position of attack on Hydra


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