Martha
Photo courtesy of Danish Maritime Museum, Elsinore
Name | Martha |
Type | Sailing ship
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GRT | 412 tons |
Country | Danish |
Built | 1892
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Builder | Schömer, Jensen & Co., Tönning
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Operator | A.M. Knudsen, Sønderho
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History | Steel-hulled bark.
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U-boat attacks on Sailing ship Martha
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 19 Oct 1917 | UB 66 (Fritz Wernicke) | Sunk | Sunk by gunfire.
| 61° 12'N, 2° 10'W
| Kingston, Jamacia - Aarhus
| maize
| 10
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| Vessel posted as missing; crew not recovered from lifeboats.
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Position of attack on Martha
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