Ships hit during WWI

Sussex

NameSussex
TypeSteamer
GRT5,686 tons
Country  British
Built1900
BuilderHawthorn, Leslie & Co., Ltd., Newcastle
OperatorFederal Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., London
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Sussex


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
11 Jan 1917UC 1 (Oskar Steckelberg)DamagedMined 4 miles N of Gravelines.

Sydney - Dunkirk
meat and general cargo
0

Beached, refloated and repaired.


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