Don Diego

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

Screws

123681

J Redhead

South Shields

J Redhead

South Shields

Steam 3 Cyl

322 NHP