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Vaal River
Names and owners
Year |
Name |
Owner |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | Vaal River | British Empire S.N. Co. Ltd. | |
| 1915 | Swan River | British Empire S.N. Co. Ltd. |
Fate
The British steamship Swan River was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-39 (Walter Forstmann), 27 miles off Oran, Algeria, on September 27th, 1917. The ship was on a voyage from Gibraltar to Benisaf, Algeria, in ballast. No lives were lost. Master F. Walker.
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Hartlepool Ship Losses - First World War
