Gerda
Photo courtesy of Danish Maritime Museum, Elsinore
Name | Gerda |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 775 tons |
Country | Danish |
Built | 1906
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Builder | Kjøbenhavns Flydedok & Skibsverft, Copenhagen
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Operator | A/S Dampsk. Selsk. Vesterhavet (J. Lauritzen), Esbjerg
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Gerda
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 16 Dec 1916 | U 46 (Alfred Saalwächter) | Sunk | off Cape Finisterre
| 47° 07'N, 7° 45'W
| Sevilla - London
| general cargo
| 0
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| Taken on December 16, used as depot ship, and scuttled on the 19th after landing the crews of captured ships. Location listed is where captured.
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Position of attack on Gerda
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