Ships hit during WWI

Maja

NameMaja
TypeSteamer
GRT1,452 tons
Country  Swedish
Built1883
BuilderS. P. Austin & Sons, Sunderland
OperatorRederi A/B Tertia (I. Lignell), Göteborg
HistoryIron-hulled. Built as Western Star Johnson Bros., West Hartlepool. Vessel went through a series of British owners and was renamed Neva in 1891. In 1905, sold to Rederi A/B Kårnan, Helsingborg. Sold to Rederi A/B Tertia in 1917 and renamed Maja.

U-boat attacks on Steamer Maja


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
111 Oct 1918UB 126 (Waldemar von Fischer)SunkTorpedoed 15 miles E of Ardglass

Glasgow - Rochefort
coal
9

Master: T. Soot-Tisell


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