Ships hit during WWI

Benguela

NameBenguela
TypeSteamer
GRT5,530 tons
Country  British
Built1910
BuilderSwan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Ltd., Newcastle
OperatorElder, Dempster & Co., Ltd., Liverpool
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Benguela


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
116 Jul 1917U 57 (Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg)DamagedDamaged by gunfire (one shell hit) NW of Ireland.
55° 10'N, 14° 20'W
Liverpool - Montreal
Apparently in ballast
0

Position at time action began with a torpedo miss by U 57, gun action followed and lasted several hours.

Position of attack on Benguela


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