1944
Trinity House During the Second World War
German U-Boat U-1209 strikes the Wolf Rock Lighthouse.
The crew abandoned her and ten men, including her commander Oberleutnant Ewald Hulsenbeck, were killed.
The U-Boat ran aground, but was soon pulled back under the water. This incident was witnessed by lighthouse keeper Jack Cherrett who reported that the vessel found her way clear of the rocks but was holed and sank within the hour.
Wolf Rock Lighthouse
