Ships hit during WWI

Talavera

NameTalavera
TypeSteamer
GRT1,741 tons
Country  Swedish
Built1889
BuilderW. Dobson & Co., Newcastle
OperatorÅngfartygs A/B Kullen (C. A. Banck), Helsingborg
HistoryBuilt for H. Scholefield & Son, Newcastle. Transferred to Talavera SS. Cop., Ltd. Newcastle in 1901 with Arthur Scholefield listed as manager. Sold in 1904 to Ångfartygs A/B Kullen with C. A. Banck as manager. After being released, she was sold in 1917 to Rederi A/B Svenska Lloyd (H. Metcalfe), Göteborg and renamed Fylgia only to be sunk on January 24, 1918 by UC 49.

U-boat attacks on Steamer Talavera


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
130 Sep 1916U 55 (Wilhelm Werner)prizeNorth Sea





Taken as prize but later released.


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