Ships hit during WWI

HMY Conqueror Ii

NameHMY Conqueror Ii
TypeNavy Yacht
GRT526 tons
Country  British
Built1889
BuilderRussell & Co., Port Glasgow
OperatorRoyal Navy
HistoryBuilt as Conqueror, became Conqueror II in Royal Navy service. Peace-time operator: Duke of Manchester, London. Had been owned by F. W. Vanderbilt, New York from 1891 to 1913.

U-boat attacks on Navy Yacht Conqueror Ii


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
126 Sep 1916U 52 (Hans Walther)SunkTorpedoed NW of Fair Isle



17

Commanding officer: Commander Thomas Roland Agassiz, R.N.R. (lost in action)


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