Ships hit during WWI

Demodocus

NameDemodocus
TypeSteamer
GRT6,689 tons
Country  British
Built1912
BuilderWorkman, Clark & Co., Ltd., Belfast
OperatorChina Mutual Steam Nav. Co., Ltd. (A. Holt & Co.), Liverpool
HistoryShip survived both wars and was scrapped in 1958.

U-boat attacks on Steamer Demodocus


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
123 Mar 1918k.u.k. U40 (Johann Krsnjavi)DamagedTorpedoed; reached Malta.
36° 22'N, 13° 03'E
Yokohama - liverpool
general cargo
6

36.31N, 13.11E per KTB. The attribute to UC 53 in Spindler is incorrect; UC 53 attack was against Morvada and unsuccessful.

Position of attack on Demodocus


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