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Kapunda

Names and owners

Year

Name

Owner

1908 Kapunda Melbourne S.S. Co. Ltd.
1915 Kapunda Moss S.S. Co. Ltd.

Fate

Torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine UB-43 (Hans von Mellenthin) off Malta, on November 12th, 1916. The ship was on a voyage from Alexandria to Liverpool with general cargo. No lives were lost. Master J. Fotheringham.

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