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Ripon

Names and owners

Year

Name

Owner

1906 Ripon Furness Withy & Co. Ltd.
1913 Fruithandel Scheepvaart Miji Glysen.
1916 Gasconier Lloyd Royal Belge.

Fate

The Belgian steamship Gasconier was mined and sunk off Rovaer, Norway, on August 20th, 1918. The ship was on a voyage from New York to Rotterdam with a cargo of grain. Six lives were lost including the Master Rene Carton.

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