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Persiana
Names and owners
Year |
Name |
Owner |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | Persiana | British Maritime Trust Ltd. | |
| 1914 | Rio Parana | London-American Maritime Trading Co. Ltd. |
Fate
Torpedoed and sunk by U-8 (Alfred Stob), 4 miles south-east of Beachy Head on February 24th, 1915. The ship was on a voyage from the Tyne to Porto Ferraio, Italy, with a cargo of coal. No lives were lost.
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