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Re: HMS Begonia
Posted by: Oliver Lörscher ()
Date: October 04, 2017 09:30PM

Sirs,
I should give an update to this "old case", mystery still not solved, but ...

28. Sept. 1917
BEGONIA left Queenstown together with outward Convoy O.Q. 10

28. Sept. 1917
3 a.m. BEGONIA reported position as 50°00'N, 08°05'W (65 miles W of Scillies)

2. Oct. 1917
6.15 a.m. BEGIONA is reported seen in 48°45'N, 09°55'W (192 miles 277° from Ouessant) - but this report is doubtful!


That excludes UB 32 from the possible candidates, not sure with UC 21 and U 106 which might already have left the area BEGONIA was operating. It's still just a guess, not more.

UC 47 another possibility, which claimed an unknown steamer sunk with torpedo on 3. Oct. 1917, 1:25 a.m.

But ship is reported as an steamer of approx. 3000 tons, deeply loaded, leaving the Bristol Channel (off Trevose Head). Ship sank quickly, no boats, possibly no survivors.

But position seems not to fit with BEGONIA's movements.

In my opinion the most likely "agent of loss" is "marine casualty" ...

Oliver

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HMS Begonia phil morgan 10/02/2017 11:08AM
Re: HMS Begonia Michael Lowrey 10/03/2017 04:11AM
Re: HMS Begonia phil morgan 10/03/2017 08:37PM
Re: HMS Begonia Oliver Lörscher 10/04/2017 09:30PM
Re: HMS Begonia phil morgan 10/05/2017 03:25PM


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