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Pennar River
Names and owners
Year |
Name |
Owner |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | Pennar River | British Empire S.N. Co. Ltd. | |
| 1916 | Gasconia | Gascony S.S. Co. Ltd. |
Fate
The British steamship Gasconia was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-63 (Otto Schultze), 12 miles east of Shershel, Algeria, on November 16th, 1917. The ship was on a voyage from Barry to Malta with coal and stores. Three crew were lost.
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Hartlepool Ship Losses - First World War
