Ships hit during WWI

Bertha

NameBertha
TypeSailing vessel
GRT203 tons
Country  Norwegian
Built1865
BuilderE. Dreyer, Altona
OperatorThygo Sørensen A/S, Kristiania
HistoryWooden schooner.

U-boat attacks on Sailing vessel Bertha


DateU-boatLoss typePositionLocationRouteCargoCasualties
115 Jul 1916UB 18 (Otto Steinbrinck)SunkStopped and set on fire 60 miles E of West Hartlepool.

Tønsberg – West Hartlepool
pitprops
0

Vessel eventually found derelict and towed in but a total loss.


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