Kai
Photo courtesy of Danish Maritime Museum, Elsinore
Name | Kai |
Type | Steamer
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GRT | 1,391 tons |
Country | Danish |
Built | 1883
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Builder | Osbourne, Graham & Co., Sunderland
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Operator | Dampsk. Selsk. Myren (Holm & Wonsild), Copenhagen
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Steamer Kai
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 5 Nov 1917 | U 63 (Otto Schultze) | Sunk | Stopped and scuttled SE of Cape St Vincnet
| 36° 22'N, 8° 03'W
| Melilla - Port Talbot
| iron ore
| 0
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| Kai had sailed from Gibraltar on 4 November 1917 in convoy HG27, but was straggling behind when the attack took place.
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Position of attack on Kai
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