Don Diego

Torpedoed and Sunk in The Mediterranean - 1917

Don Diego

Left Swansea

For Alexandria

Lost 21 May 1917

Fate

Sailor

H Evans

Lost

Fireman Trimmer

W H Hooper

Lost

Firemen

J Carolus

C Martinez

Lost

Don Diego was a 3,632 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1906 by J. Readhead & Sons for Buenos Aires & Pacific Railway Co. Ltd. and managed by G.Dodd.

She was sunk by gunfire from German submarine U-65 at position 35° 50' N, 13° 40' E - approximately 40 nautical miles East by South of Linosa Island.

She was en route from Swansea to Alexandria with government stores.

Vessel

Built

Service

Tonnage

Don Diego

1906

1906 Built for The Buenos Aires & Pacific Railway Co

1906 Managed by Geo Dodd

1917 Sunk by gunfire in Mediterrean

3632

Official Number

Ship Builder

Engine Builder

Engine Type

HP

Screws

123681

J Redhead

South Shields

J Redhead

South Shields

Steam 3 Cyl

322 NHP

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