Torpedoed & Sunk - May 1918
Princess Dagmar was a British Cargo Steamer of 913 grt and was defensively-armed.
She was built by Napier & Miller, Old Kilpatrick in 1907and was powered by a steam triple expansion engine which gave 8.5 knots.
On the 7th May 1918 she was torpedoed and sunk without warning in the Bristol Channel by German submarine U-54 when on passage from Swansea for France with a cargo of coal.
24 lives lost including Master.
Master
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From
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To
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M Ritch
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10/1917
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1918
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W Jones
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1918
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5/1918
Torpedoed & sunk
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Crew List
Career Summary
1917 Managed by Philipps Philipps
1918 Torpedoed and sunk in Bristol Channel
Vessel
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Built
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Tonnage
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Official No
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Ship Builder
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Engine Builder
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Engine Type
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HP
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Screws
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Princess Dagmar
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1907
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968
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124178
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Napier & Miller
Clyde
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Dunsmuir & Jackson
Govan
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Triple Expansion Steam
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116 NHP
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1
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