PERRITON

Lost 29 January 1918
Approx. depth 48 metres
Position 50 24.18N 03 01.41W View on map

Sailing Vessel [48M] – (Clarke: GPS; 50 24.18N; 03 01.41W) Sunk by gunfire from an unidentified German Submarine. Captain O. G. Rudge. Cargo FLINTS. The submarine did rescue the crew which they transferred to the trawler ONYX of Brixham where they were landed. Refs. LARN South Devon 1918; LCWLR: WW1 p198; Lloyd’s Register: 1917-18 No. 113(P) & PRO: Kew Adm. 137/2963. Wreck is 20 miles E of Berry Head.