SS Wahehe

Last updated January 12, 2022

Wahehe was the name of two ships operated by Woermann-Linie AG, Hamburg.

SS Wahehe (1914), built as Hilda Woermann in 1914, renamed Wahehe in 1917. Surrendered as war reparation in 1919, to Burns, Philp & Co and renamed Marella Sold in 1948 to Compagnia de Navigatione Baru, Panama and renamed Captain Marcos.
SS Wahehe (1922), built in 1922 as Wadigo, completed as Wahehe. Captured by Royal Navy in 1940, renamed Empire Citizen, torpedoed and sunk by U-107 in February 1941.

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