BAYGITANO

Also known as CAYO GITANO

Lost 18 March 1918
Approx. depth 17 metres
Position 50 41.78N 02 56.07W View on map

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Armed Steamship [17M] – Captain A. Murrison. (Good Details in Clarke: GPS; 50 41.78N; 02 56.07W) & (Also in LARN) – Sunk (Torpedoed) by German Submarine U-77, 1.5 miles SW of Lyme Regis. Further information and eye witness reports in Lyme Regis Museum.

Refs. LCWLR: WW1, p207; British Merchant Ships sunk by U-Boats: WW1, p204; British Vessels Lost at Sea: WW1, p84; Lloyd’s Register: 1917-18 No. 320(B) & PRO: Kew Adm. 137/2964.

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