Armed British Steamship – Captain Weatherall. [57M] – (Dive Dorset: 65 p61: GPS; 50 23.22N; 02 40.06W.) Torpedoed and sunk by German Submarine U-84, 10 miles SW Portland Bill. Cargo PATENT FUEL (Coal Blocks), 3500 tons. (Clarke: 50 18.30N, 02 44.42W) Refs. British Merchant Ships sunk by U-Boats in WW1, p117; LCWLR: WW1, p94; British Vessels Lost at Sea: WW1, p33; Lloyd’s Register: 1916-17 No. 744(R) & MOD(N) Hyd. Wk. No. 013400?
Patent fuel from the wreck with Phoenix insignia
Day of Loss: 17
Month of Loss: 2
Year of Loss: 1917
Longitude: 50 23.22
Latitude: 02 40.06
Approximate Depth: 57