Ships hit during WWI

East Wales

NameEast Wales
TypeSteamer
GRT4,321 tons
Country  British
Built1915
BuilderW. Dobson & Co., Newcastle
OperatorEast Wales SS. Co., Ltd. (Gibbs & Co.), Cardiff
History

U-boat attacks on Steamer East Wales


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
114 Oct 1917U 57 (Carl-Siegfried Ritter von Georg)Sunk8 miles SxW1/2W of Daunts Rock
51° 40'N, 8° 13'W
Newport - ?
in ballast
3

Position of attack on East Wales


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