Ships hit during WWI

Fleetwood

NameFleetwood
TypeTrawler
GRT163 tons
Country  British
Built1896
BuilderMackie & Thomson, Govan
OperatorConsolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co. Ltd., Grimsby
HistoryFishing registration: GY 166

U-boat attacks on Trawler Fleetwood


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
111 Jul 1915U 25 (Otto Wünsche)DamagedDamaged by gunfire 30 miles E1/2N of Hornsea



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Vessel shelled after refusing to stop, eventually captured but not scuttled as her boats were damaged.


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