Ships hit during WWI

Hermes

NameHermes
TypeSteamer
GRT3,579 tons
Country  Russian
Built1897
BuilderGourlay Bros. & Co., Dundee
OperatorÅngfartygs A/B Finska Lloyd (E. Krogius), Helsingfors
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Hermes


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
111 May 1917U 45 (Erich Sittenfeld)SunkSunk by gunfire 30 miles NE of Vardö, NE Norway. The steamer’s lifeboats were not recovered.
71° 16'N, 33° 45'E
Newport - Archangelsk
coal
34

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Position of attack on Hermes


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