Ships hit during WWI

Rappahannock

NameRappahannock
TypeSteamer
GRT3,871 tons
Country  British
Built1893
BuilderA. Stephen & Sons, Glasgow
OperatorFurness, Withy & Co., Ltd., Liverpool
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Rappahannock


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
126 Oct 1916U 69 (Ernst Wilhelms)SunkStopped and sunk 70 miles off the Scilly Isles

Halifax - London
grain, deals, and general goods
37

No survivors. Rappahannock’s lifeboats were not recovered and the vessel was posted as missing.


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