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Ludwig Groedel

Names and owners

Year

Name

Owner

1904 Ludwig Groedel Groedel Bros. S.S. Co. Ltd.
1914 Milly Groedel Bros. S.S. Co. Ltd.
1916 Milly S.S. Elmgrove Co. Ltd.

Fate

The British steamship Milly was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine UB-87 (Karl Petri), off Tintagel Head, on September 6th, 1918. The ship was on a voyage from Brest to Barry in ballast. Two crewmen were lost. Master J.R. Duncan.

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