Ships hit during WWI

Apapa

NameApapa
TypePassenger steamer
GRT7,832 tons
Country  British
Built1914
BuilderHarland & Wolff, Ltd., Glasgow
OperatorAfrican Steamship Co. (Elder, Dempster & Co., Ltd.), London
History

U-boat attacks on Passenger steamer Apapa


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
128 Nov 1917U 96 (Heinrich Jeß)Sunk3 miles NxE of Lynas Point
53.26N, 04.18W
Sierra Leone - Liverpool
passengers & general cargo
77

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