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Romanby

Names and owners

Year

Name

Owner

1882 Romanby Middleton & Co.
1886 Romanby R. Ropner & Company
1899 Heim T.H. Skogland & Son

Fate

The Norwegian steamship Heim sank 6 miles north-east of Pointe D'Ailly, near Dieppe, on April 18th, 1917, after striking a mine laid by the German submarine UC-71 (Hans Valentiner) on March 29th. The ship was on a voyage from Hull to Rouen with a cargo of coal. Two crew were lost.

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