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Glencliffe

Names and owners

Year

Name

Owner

1909 Glencliffe Glencliffe S.S. Co. Ltd.
1917 Glencliffe National Steam Ship Co. Ltd.

Fate

Torpedoed and sunk by U-52 off Tabarca Island, Spain, on April 12th, 1917. The ship was on a voyage from the Clyde to Genoa, with coal and general cargo. The chief engineer and two gunners were taken prisoner and one crewman was lost. Master - H. Rendall.

 

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