Ships hit during WWI

Wathfield

NameWathfield
TypeSteamer
GRT3,012 tons
Country  British
Built1905
BuilderJ. Readhead & Sons, So. Shields
OperatorDoughty Shipping Co., Ltd. (H. Doughty & Co.), West Hartlepool
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Wathfield


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
121 Feb 1917U 39 (Walter Forstmann)Sunk15 miles N of Cape Carbon
37° 00'N, 4° 56'E
Limni - Malta
magnesite
18

Position of attack on Wathfield


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