Martha
Photo courtesy of Danish Maritime Museum, Elsinore
Name | Martha |
Type | Sailing ship |
GRT | 412 tons |
Country | ![]() |
Built | 1892 |
Builder | Schömer, Jensen & Co., Tönning |
Operator | A.M. Knudsen, Sønderho |
History | Steel-hulled bark. |
U-boat attacks on Sailing ship Martha
Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties | |
1 | 19 Oct 1917 | UB 66 (Fritz Wernicke) | Sunk | Sunk by gunfire. | 61° 12'N, 2° 10'W | Kingston, Jamacia - Aarhus | maize | 10 |
Vessel posted as missing; crew not recovered from lifeboats. |
Position of attack on Martha
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