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Orlock Head

Names and owners

Year

Name

Owner

1913 Orlock Head Ulster Steam Ship Co. Ltd.

Fate

Sunk by gunfire from the German submarine U-34 (Claus Rucker), 65 miles south-east of Barcelona on April 12th, 1916. The ship was on a voyage from Genoa to Glasgow with general cargo. No lives were lost.

 

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