Ships hit during WWI

Wilhelm

NameWilhelm
TypeSailing vessel
GRT187 tons
Country  British
Built1909
BuilderR.W. Riedemann & Co., GmbH, Lehe
OperatorAdmiralty requisition (Hannan, Samoel & Co.), London
HistorySteel-hulled three-masted schooner.

U-boat attacks on Sailing vessel Wilhelm


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
17 Jun 1917UC 75 (Johannes Lohs)Sunk20 miles SExS of the Lizard after being abandoned with damage from gunfire
49° 46'N, 4° 46'W
Glasgow - Lannion
coal
0

abandoned as derelict, was never seen again

Position of attack on Wilhelm


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