Ships hit during WWI

Chaparra

NameChaparra
TypeSteamer
GRT1,510 tons
Country  Cuban
Built1906
BuilderRussell & Co., Port Glasgow
OperatorEmpresa Naviera de Cuba, S.A., Havana
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Chaparra


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
127 Oct 1918U 117 (Otto Dröscher)SunkMined 70 miles SE of Barnegat, NJ

Havana - New York
sugar
6

Mines laid on September 18. U 117’s minefield of August 13, 1918 also a possibility.


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