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Harpenden

Names and owners

Year

Name

Owner

1906 Harpenden J & C Harrison Ltd.
1914 Flore Soc. Les Affreteurs Reunis

Fate

The French steamship Flore sank off Fetlar Island, Shetland, on July 26th, 1917, after striking a mine laid by the German submarine U-71 (Walter Gude), on May 31st, 1917. The ship was on a voyage from Archangel to Brest with general cargo and a number of passengers. No lives were reported lost. Master Y. Bobchier.

 

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