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Re: Records of Torpedoed Ships
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freddy01
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Date: March 18, 2019 03:34PM
Hello,
Ss PONTIAC (1), 1,698/1879, Atlantic & Eastern SS Co (J. Glynn & Son) –Liverpool. Defensively-armed, sailing Liverpool for Genoa with general cargo.
Torpedoed without warning 21 April 1917, and sunk by submarine by U.53 (Hans Rose), 56 miles SW 1/2 S of Fastnet (Pos approx. 50°31 N-10°09 W). 2 lives lost
There was a other Ss PONTIAC torpedoed in Central Mediterranean :
Ss PONTIAC (2), 3,345/1903, Pontiac SS Co (J.W. Carmichael & Co) –Glasgow. Armed, sailing Karachi for Italy with barley, maize and peas. Torpedoed without warning, 28 April 1917, by UC.74 (Wilhelm Marschall) and sank 70 miles off Marsa Susa, Libya (34°04’ 30 N – 22° 06 E); one crew lost; master, chief engineer and 2 gunners taken prisoner.
Sources : [uboat.net]
[www.naval-history.net]
Ss PONTIAC (1), 1,698/1879, Atlantic & Eastern SS Co (J. Glynn & Son) –Liverpool. Defensively-armed, sailing Liverpool for Genoa with general cargo.
Torpedoed without warning 21 April 1917, and sunk by submarine by U.53 (Hans Rose), 56 miles SW 1/2 S of Fastnet (Pos approx. 50°31 N-10°09 W). 2 lives lost
There was a other Ss PONTIAC torpedoed in Central Mediterranean :
Ss PONTIAC (2), 3,345/1903, Pontiac SS Co (J.W. Carmichael & Co) –Glasgow. Armed, sailing Karachi for Italy with barley, maize and peas. Torpedoed without warning, 28 April 1917, by UC.74 (Wilhelm Marschall) and sank 70 miles off Marsa Susa, Libya (34°04’ 30 N – 22° 06 E); one crew lost; master, chief engineer and 2 gunners taken prisoner.
Sources : [uboat.net]
[www.naval-history.net]
Subject | Written By | Posted |
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Records of Torpedoed Ships | jjam | 03/16/2019 06:20PM |
Re: Records of Torpedoed Ships | freddy01 | 03/18/2019 03:34PM |
Re: Records of Torpedoed Ships | Josephbremez | 03/18/2019 07:43PM |
Re: Records of Torpedoed Ships | wightspirit | 03/19/2019 10:41AM |
Re: Records of Torpedoed Ships | Michael Lowrey | 03/19/2019 03:56PM |
Re: Records of Torpedoed Ships | jjam | 03/19/2019 07:54PM |
Re: Records of Torpedoed Ships | jjam | 03/19/2019 08:02PM |
Re: Records of Torpedoed Ships | Michael Lowrey | 03/20/2019 03:32PM |