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Rugby

Names and owners

Year

Name

Owner

1878 Rugby E. Pembroke
1888 Rugby Galbraith, Pembroke & Co.
1896 Fanni D.G. Moraitis & P.J. Caloutas
1900 Fanni D.G. Moraitis
1901 Fanni P.J. Caloutas
1905 Fanni Cie Hellenique de Nav a Vapeur La Phoceenne
1907 Fanni Entreprise d'Armements et de Nav a Vapeur La Phoceenne
1910 Fanni SA Belge d'Armement et de Nav a Vapeur La Phoceenne
1915 Castella Unknown Owner
1916 Aghios Spyridon John Roussos Sons

Fate

The Greek steamship Aghios Spyridon was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine UC-47 (Paul Hundius), 5 miles off Pendeen Lighthouse, on February 12th, 1917. The ship was on a voyage from Swansea to Naples with a cargo of coal. Master G.A. Vroule.

One life lost-Manuel Rodriguez Gomez.

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