Ships hit during WWI

Birchleaf

NameBirchleaf
TypeTanker
GRT5,873 tons
Country  British
Built1916
BuilderShort Bros., Ltd., Sunderland
OperatorThe Shipping Controller (Lane & MacAndrew), London
HistoryConverted while on the stocks into a tanker.

U-boat attacks on Tanker Birchleaf


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
123 Feb 1918U 91 (Alfred von Glasenapp)DamagedTorpedoed and then shelled 20 miles WxN of the Skerries.

Milford Haven - Oran
in ballast
3

Salvaged despite being extensively damaged. Master taken prisoner.


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