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Elele

Names and owners

Year

Name

Owner

1912 Elele British and African Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.

Fate

The British steamship Elele was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-24 (Walter Remy) off the west coast of Ireland on June 18th, 1917. The ship was on a voyage from Boston to Liverpool, with a cargo of wheat & munitions.

 

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