King David (2)

Shelled and Sunk in The North Atlantic - 1917

On July 10th, 1917, King David, on a voyage from Brest to Archangelsk with a cargo of munitions & aircraft, was sunk by the German submarine U-49 (Richard Hartmann), 360 miles NW1/2W of Fastnet.

2 persons were lost.

Vessel	Built	Service	Tonnage
King David (2)	1906	1917 Shelled and sunk in N Atlantic	3680

Official Number

Ship Builder

Engine Builder

Engine Type

Screws

106510

Craig Taylor

Stockton

Blair & Co

Stockton

Steam 3 Cyl

1700 IHP

Master	Date	Left	Destination
H Fenwick	12/1914	Barry	Under sealed orders
	1/1915	Barry	Under sealed orders
J O Evans	2/1915	Barry	Under sealed orders
	3/1915	Newport	Under sealed orders
	4/1915	Barry	Under sealed orders
	5/1915	Cardiff	Under sealed orders
Unknown	7/1917	Brest	Archangel