SS Gasconia
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | SS Gasconia |
| Owner | Walford L. & Co. London |
| Builder | Irvine's Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Ltd, West Hartlepool |
| Yard number | 552 |
| Launched | 1915 |
| Completed | 1915 |
| In service | 1915 |
| Out of service | Sunk 16 Nov 1917 |
| Fate | Torpedoed and sunk |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 3,801 tons |
| Length | 106.8m |
| Beam | 15.6m |
| Propulsion | single screw |
Remarks
Originally built for Houlder Bros & Co. Ltd, London she was sold in 1916 to Walford L. & CO who owned her at the time she was sunk.
On 16 November 1917, on a voyage from Barry, Wales to Malta with a cargo of coal and stores, the Gasconia was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-63 under the command of Otto Schultze while 20 kilometers north east of Cape Shershel, Algeria. Three men lost their lives.