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Steamship [44M] – Captain I. Isaksen. Cargo COAL. (Clarke: GPS; 50 18.25N; 03 30.32W) Torpedoed by German Submarine U-91, Oberleutnant T. Bieber. All crew landed at Dartmouth. Researched by a Simon Bussett. Refs. LARN South Devon 1918; Lloyd’s Register: 1917-18 No. 490(E); LCWLR: WW1, p196; Dive South Cornwall: p146 & Allied, Neutral & Central Merchant Shipping Losses WW1:, p81.


Day of Loss: 22

Month of Loss: 1

Year of Loss: 1918


Longitude: 50 18.25

Latitude: 03 30.32


Approximate Depth: 44

Aliases, aka: GREATHAM