 The 1890 British ship, rated at 5,088 gross register tons, was carrying government stores; five of her crew perished in the attack.On 1 April, "Oberleutnant zur See" Hans Hermann Wendlandt replaced Steinbauer as commanding officer of "UB-47".A week after assuming his first U-boat command, the 30-year-old Wendlandt scored his first success by sinking two Greek steamers on the same day.