Ships hit during WWI

HMT Cameo

NameHMT Cameo
TypeNavy trawler
GRT172 tons
Country  British
Built1898
BuilderMackie & Thomson, Glasgow
OperatorRoyal Navy
HistoryPeace-time operator: Kingston Steam Trawling Company Ltd., Hull. Fishing registration: H 394

U-boat attacks on Navy trawler Cameo


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
116 Jul 1915U 19 (Constantin Kolbe)DamagedDamaged by gunnery (one shell hit).
57° 20'N, 0° 40'E


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Albert Sayer, Cameo’s skipper, was lightly wounded by the shell hit.

Position of attack on Cameo


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