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Steamship Captain J. Small. Cargo, Fodder for cattle & Vegetables and potatoes for the troops. Torpedoed by German Submarine UB-80, Kapitanleutnant Biebeg. All the crew took to their own boats. [28M] – (Clarke: GPS; 50 32.186N; 03 14.186W)

Refs. LARN South Devon 1918; LCWLR: WW1, p221; British Vessels Lost at Sea: WW1, p91; British Merchant Ships sunk by U-Boats: WW1, p73 & Dive South Cornwall: p53. Also PRO: Kew. but no detail given.


Day of Loss: 11

Month of Loss: 6

Year of Loss: 1918


Longitude: 50 32.186

Latitude: 03 14.186


Approximate Depth: 28