CITY OF SWANSEA

Steamship [39M] – Captain Furlong. Cargo COAL. (Clarke: GPS; 50 28.85N; 03 11.44W) Torpedoed by German Submarine UB-40 Oberleutnant Howaldt. (LARN South Devon 1917) Refs. PRO: Kew Adm. 137/2963; Lloyd’s Register: WW1 No. 1193; Dive South Cornwall: p53 & British Vessels Lost at Sea: WW1 p6.


Day of Loss: 25

Month of Loss: 9

Year of Loss: 1917


Longitude: 50 28.85

Latitude: 03 11.44


Approximate Depth: 39

Aliases, aka: GWENDOLINE