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Beechville

Names and owners

Year

Name

Owner

1882 Beechville R. Shadforth & Co.
1895 Hafursfjord DS AS Hafursfjord
1916 Hafursfjord AS Borch II

Fate

The Norwegian steamship Hafursfjord was captured and sunk by the German submarine U-151 (Karl Meusel), in the North Atlantic, on June 2nd, 1917. The ship was on a voyage from Cadiz to Haugesund with a cargo of salt. No lives were lost.

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