Maritime record MDO20014 - Fluent

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Summary

Armed merchantman torpedoed by UC 65

Map

Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Heading from New York to london with a cargo of oats and steel ingots, she was struck by a torpedo from UC 65 at 8.10 am. Gross tonnage Position 50 28.86 N 1 51.46 W taken from (2)

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Monograph: Larn, R, and Larn, B. 1995. Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 1 : Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset Section 6, Dorset (AJ) Vol 1.
  • <2> Monograph: Wendes, D. 2006. South Coast Shipwrecks off East Dorset & Wight 1870 - 1979.
  • <3> Monograph: Hinchcliffe, J and V. 1999. Dive Dorset: a diver guide (3rd Edition). 3rd Edition.

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Location

Grid reference SZ 10150 64550 (point)
Map sheet SZ16SW

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 1663

Record last edited

Sep 12 2008 1:57AM

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