HMS King Alfred
Name | HMS King Alfred |
Type | Armored cruiser
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GRT | 14,150 tons (one of the largest ships hit) |
Country | British |
Built | 1901
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Builder | Vickers, Sons & Maxim, Ltd., Barrow
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Operator | Royal Navy
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History |
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U-boat attacks on Armored cruiser King Alfred
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 11 Apr 1918 | UB 86 (Hans Trenk) | Damaged | Torpedoed 30 miles N of Malin Head while escorting a convoy
| 55° 47'N, 7° 33'W
| Halifax - Glasgow
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| 1
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| King Alfred was not repaired with the cruiser paying off at Liverpool on May 2, 1918.
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Position of attack on King Alfred
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