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HMS Salvia

Names and owners

Year

Name

Owner

1916 HMS Salvia Royal Navy

Fate

Sunk whilst operating as decoy ship Q.15. Torpedoed by submarine U-94 (Alfred Saalwachter) on 20th June 1917. Master - Lieutenant Commander W. Olphert taken prisoner. Five lives lost.

Frederick Beaton Downing; William Lowry; George Bertie Middleton; Frederick Potter; Joseph D. West.