Ships hit during WWI

Silius

NameSilius
TypeSailing vessel
GRT1,559 tons
Country  Norwegian
Built1895
BuilderAteliers & Chantiers de la Loire, Saint Nazaire
OperatorSolgt til A/S Excelsior (S. O. Stray & Co.), Kristiansand
HistorySteel-hulled bark. Built as Colbert.

U-boat attacks on Sailing vessel Silius


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
19 Mar 1916UB 18 (Otto Steinbrinck)SunkTorpedoed in Le Havre Roads

New York - Le Havre
barley
3


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