Ships hit during WWI

Braeside

NameBraeside
TypeSteamer
GRT569 tons
Country  British
Built1915
BuilderJ. Fullerton & Co., Paisley
OperatorWear Steam Shipping Co., Ltd. (Rose Bros.), Sunderland
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Braeside


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
16 Dec 1917UC 71 (Ernst Steindorff)SunkTorpedoed 5 miles S of the Owers LV. Lost with all hands and posted as missing.

Blyth - Jersey
coal
11

December 5, 1917 British time; this is a reattribution of the ship UC 71 torpedoed from HMT Apley which actually was mined some 12 hours later.


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