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Re: who sunk SS Eloby
Posted by: Michael Lowrey ()
Date: August 11, 2005 10:07PM

Steve,

Eloby had a gun (or guns, probably just one though) for protection in case a U-boat attacked her with its deck guns. This was a quite common tactic in 1915-1917, and the majority of British merchant ships were defensively armed by mid-1917.

The standard source for cargos and routes is "Lloyd's War Losses: The First World War." It does not list a cargo.

Best wishes,
Michael

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