Maritime record MDO20017 - Fortuna 1916

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Summary

British Schooner attacked by gunfire from a German Sumbarine at 8.20 pm. Crew forced to abandon ship, the enemy then placed scuttling charges on board which caused her to sink at 8.45 pm.

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Vessel was attacked by gunfire from a German Sumbarine at 8.20 pm. Crew forced to abandon ship, the enemy then placed scuttling charges on board which caused her to sink at 8.45 pm. The same submarine was also seen to sink the sailing barge Ivo.(1) Gross tonnage

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  • <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.

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Location

Grid reference SY 64450 40850 (point)
Map sheet SY64SW

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  • None recorded

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  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 1666

Record last edited

Sep 23 2008 12:02PM

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