Ships hit during WWI

Peresvyet

NamePeresvyet
TypeBattleship
GRT13,500 tons (one of the largest ships hit)
Country  Russian
Built1898
BuilderNew Admiralty, St. Petersburg
OperatorImperial Russian navy
HistorySalvaged by the Japanese at Port Arthur and taken into service as Sagami, she was sold back to Russia in 1916.

U-boat attacks on Battleship Peresvyet


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
12 Jan 1917U 73 (Gustav Sieß)SunkMined about 10 miles off Port Said






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