Ships hit during WWI

Florentia

NameFlorentia
TypeSteamer
GRT3,688 tons
Country  British
Built1912
BuilderTyne Iron SB. Co., Ltd., Newcastle
OperatorSutherland SS. Co., Ltd. (A. M. Sutherland), Newcastle
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Florentia


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
129 Jun 1918UB 40 (Hans Joachim Emsmann)SunkTorpedoed 2 miles ExN of South Cheek, Robin Hood Bay

Tyne - coal
coal
3

Sinking reattributed in 2010 by Oliver Lörscher based upon German and British documents. The steamer UB 40 sank was actually Florentia while UB 88 sank Herdis, the reverse of what’s in Spindler.


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