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James Groves

Names and owners

Year

Name

Owner

1877 James Groves Groves Maclean & Co.
1888 James Groves Maclean, Doughty & Co.
1900 James Groves W. Maclean & Co.
1902 Helge Angfartygs AB Goteborg-Manchester
1915 Helge Angfartygs AB Asta
1916 Helge AB H. Uner

Fate

The Swedish steamship Helge was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine UB-109 off Cherbourg, on August 26th, 1918. The ship was on a voyage from London to Brest with a cargo of cement. Thirteen crew were lost. Master J.A. Gudmundsson.

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