NORTHVILLE

Norwegian Steam Collier [42M] – (Clarke: GPS; 50 24.45N; 03 24.63W) Torpedoed by German Submarine UB-33, Oberleutnant F. Gregor. All the crew were saved by the Tug DENCODE and landed at Brixham. Bell recovered 1992. Coal salvaged by barge GENMAR in 1986. Refs. LARN South Devon 1918; British Merchant Ships sunk by U-Boats: WW1, p59; British Vessels Lost at Sea: WW1, p81; Dive South Cornwall: p72 & LCWLR: WW1, p201 (Lloyd’s Register: ref. missing) Mainly Devon but accessible from Weymouth/Portland.


Day of Loss: 17

Month of Loss: 2

Year of Loss: 1918


Longitude: 50 24.45

Latitude: 03 24.63


Approximate Depth: 42