SS Glenartney (1911)

The SS Glenartney was a British cargo ship that was sunk on 18 March 1915 in the English Channel, 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south of the Royal Sovereign lightvessel, by a torpedo fired by SM UC-34. The ship was built by Charles Connell & Co. Ltd., Scotstoun, and owned by Gardiner James & Co. (Western SS Co. & Indian SS Co.), Glasgow, at the time of her loss.[1] She was en route from Bangkok to London with a cargo of rice and meal. Captain J. Craig and 38 of his crew were rescued and landed at Newhaven by a torpedo boat.[2] One member of the crew died.[3][4]

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References

  1. ↑ SS Glenartney (+1915). Wreck Site. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Glasgow steamer torpedoed", The Times, 19 March 1915, p. 8.
  3. ↑ Glenartney. uboat.net. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  4. ↑ Tennent, A.J. (2006). British Merchant Ships Sunk by U-boats in World War One. Penzance: Periscope Publishing. p. 101. ISBN 978-1-904381-36-5.

Coordinates: 50°36′N 0°25′E / 50.600°N 0.417°E / 50.600; 0.417


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