Ships hit during WWI

Vandalia

NameVandalia
TypeSteamer
GRT7,333 tons
Country  British
Built1912
BuilderShort Bros., Ltd., Sunderland
OperatorCunard Steam-Ship Co., Ltd., Liverpool
HistoryBuilt as Anglo-Californian for Nitrate Producers’ SS. Co., Ltd. (Lawther, Latta & Co.), London. Badly damaged by gunfire from U 39 on July 4, 1915. Sold to Cunard in 1916.

U-boat attacks on Steamer Vandalia


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
19 Jun 1918U 96 (Heinrich Jeß)SunkTorpedoed 18 miles WNW of the Smalls
51° 44'N, 6° 10'W
Liverpool - Montreal
in ballast
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Position of attack on Vandalia


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