Ships hit during WWI

Cairndhu

NameCairndhu
TypeSteamer
GRT4,109 tons
Country  British
Built1911
BuilderW. Doxford & Sons, Ltd., Sunderland
OperatorCairn Line of Steamships, Ltd. (Cairns, Noble & Co.), Newcastle
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer Cairndhu


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
116 Apr 1917UB 40 (Hans Howaldt)Sunk25 miles W of Beachy Head

Tyne - Gibraltar
coal
11

Or later on April 15.


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