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Oliphant
Names and owners
Year |
Name |
Owner |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | Oliphant | Admiralty | |
| 1916 | Palmleaf | British Government |
Fate
Torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-54 (Volkhard Freiherr bon Bothmer) off the south-west of Ireland on February 4th, 1917. The ship was on a voyage from Devonport to Port Arthur in ballast. The master and chief engineer were taken prisoner.
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Hartlepool Ship Losses - First World War
