Ships hit during WWI

August

NameAugust
TypeSailing vessel
GRT1,596 tons
Country  Russian
Built1892
BuilderRussell & Co., Greenock
OperatorAugust Troberg, Mariehamn
HistorySteel-hulled bark. Built as Stjørn.

U-boat attacks on Sailing vessel August


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
120 Apr 1917U 43 (Hellmuth Jürst)SunkStopped and sunk 300 miles W of Ireland
50° 25'N, 16° 40'W
Orange, Texas - Sharpness
pitch pine


Position of attack on August


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