U 87

3D Model

Cadarnhawyd gan arolygon diweddarach mai’r U 87 ydy’r llongddrylliad hwn. Un o longau tanfor Llynges Ymerodrol yr Almaen oedd yr U 87, dan orchymyn y KapLt Rudolf von Speth-Schülzburg. Ar 25 Rhagfyr 1917, ymosododd y llong danfor ar gonfoi ym Môr Iwerddon, ond cafodd ei suddo i’r gogledd-orllewin o Ynys Enlli gan y llongau hebrwng BUTTERCUP a PC 56. Bu farw’r criw cyfan o 43.

The most recent surveys have confirmed that this wreck is the U 87. The U 87 was a submarine of the German Imperial Navy commanded by KapLt Rudolf von Speth-Schülzburg. On 25 December 1917, the submarine attacked a convoy in the Irish Sea, but was sunk 2 miles NW of Bardsey Island by the escort ships BUTTERCUP and PC 56. All 43 crew died.