World War IDS Peter Hamre

DS Peter Hamre was torpedoed by the German U-boat UB-10 on April 1, 1916, while the vessel was anchored between Kentish Knock and Shipwash. The ship was en route from Middlesbrough to Rouen with a cargo of pig iron. Fourteen people lost their lives in the shipwreck.

Maritime enquiry: Peter Hamre

(Source: Sjøforklaringer over norske skibes krigsforlis, 1914-1918. B. 1 : 1914, 1915, 1916, via Nb.no)

About DS Peter Hamre

  • Nationality

    11659

  • Built

    1900

  • Wrecked

    01.04.1916

  • Carrier

    S. Tønnesen mfl., Bergen

  • Tonnage

    1613 dvt

Casualties