111685: HMS Otway

HMS Otway (built 1909) was an armed merchant cruiser which operated during the First World War.

It was sunk, north of the Butt of Lewis, by UC 49 captained by Karl Petri on the 23rd of July 1917 with the loss of ten crew members.

This information and more on HMS Otway can be found here and at its Wikipedia page and log entries can be found here.

 

Details
Record Type:
Boat
Type Of Boat:
Armed Merchant Cruiser
Date Launched:
1909
Record Maintained by:
CET