Ships hit during WWI

Storebelt


Photo courtesy of Danish Maritime Museum, Elsinore

NameStorebelt
TypeSteamer
GRT599 tons
Country  Danish
Built1880
BuilderLobnitz, Coulborn & Co., Renfrew
OperatorDet Forenede Dampskibs Selsk., Odense
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Storebelt


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
128 Apr 1917UC 79 (Erich Haecker)prizeSkagerrak





Taken as a prize, later released, seized again later

28 Jul 1917UC 79 (Erich Haecker)prizeSkagerrak





Taken as a prize, later released, not a duplicate, ship seized twice


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