| At 5am the Anselm recoiled to the blow of two torpedoes which slammed brutally into the defenceless troopship, one exploding forward and the second amidship. |
| One torpedo hit Hammann directly amidship and broke her back. |
| She was crossing the channel, and they struck her amidship, sinking her almost instantly. |
| She was about four thousand tons, and her engines were sternward and not amidship. |
| He made a trip of his own along the main-deck, scrambling upon the spars to avoid the occasional deluge which swept her amidship. |
| The men amidship climbed over the side and went in headfirst. |
