Ships hit during WWI

Earnest

NameEarnest
TypeSailing vessel
GRT111 tons
Country  British
Built1884
BuilderP. Lund, Tarleton
OperatorJames Ferguson and James McKee, Kilkeel, Co. Down
HistoryWooden three-masted schooner. Incorrectly spelled as Ernest in some sources.

U-boat attacks on Sailing vessel Earnest


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
12 May 1917UC 65 (Otto Steinbrinck)SunkStopped and scuttled 6 miles SExS of Skulmartin LV

Ardrossan - Dublin
coal
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