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Straits of Menai

Names and owners

Year

Name

Owner

1894 Straits of Menai N. MacClean & Co.
1910 Chalkydon J. Avrantidi Sons
1897 Straits of Menai British Maritime Trust Ltd.
1900 Straits of Menai Jenkins & Co.
1912 Chalkydon Bank of Athens

Fate

The Greek steamship Chalkydon was sunk by gunfire from the German submarine U-155 (Karl Meusel), in the North Atlantic on July 15th, 1917. No lives were lost. Master 1913-17 J. Pnevmaticos.

 

 

 

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