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Ras Elba
Names and owners
Year |
Name |
Owner |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1895 | Ras Elba | Grahams & Co. | |
| 1906 | Kenilworth | R.S. Dalgliesh Ltd. |
Fate
The British steamship Kenilworth sank 3 miles south-west of St. Mathieu Point, Brest, on April 24th, 1917, after striking a mine laid by the German submarine UC-36 (Gustav Buch). The ship was on a voyage from Cardiff to La Pallice with a cargo of patent fuel and benzol. No lives were lost.
Related items :
Hartlepool Ship Losses - First World War
