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Lowlands

Names and owners

Year

Name

Owner

1888 Lowlands Hardy Wilson & Co.
1894 Lowlands Wilson Shipping Co. Ltd.
1908 Lowlands Northumbrian Shipping Corporation
1914 Lowlands J. Crass & Co.

Fate

Sank 3 miles off Margate on March 18th, 1916, after striking a mine laid by the German submarine UC-7 (Georg Haag). The ship had a cargo of deals, battens and boards. No lives were lost. Master F.W. Major.

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