Ships hit during WWI

Ellen


Photo courtesy of Danish Maritime Museum, Elsinore

NameEllen
TypeSteamer
GRT786 tons
Country  Danish
Built1907
BuilderKjøbenhavns Flydedok & Skibsverft, Copenhagen
OperatorA/S Dampsk. Selsk. Vesterhavet (J. Lauritzen), Esbjerg
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Ellen


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
115 May 1917UC 79 (Erich Haecker)prizeSkagerrak





Taken as prize, later released


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