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Ermine, built by Fairfield SB. & Eng. Co., Ltd., Glasgow in 1912 and operated at the time of her loss by the Royal Navy, was a British fleet messenger of 1777 tons. On August 2nd, 1917, Ermine was sunk by a mine from the German submarine UC-23 (Volkhard von Bothmer) in the Aegean Sea between Saros and Mudros (Greece). 24 persons were lost.
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References
- Dounis Ch. Shipwrecks in the Greek Seas. 1900-1950 (vol. A). Athens: Finatec, 2000, p. 531
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Fleet messenger Ermine – Ships hit by U-boats – German and Austrian U-boats of World War One – Kaiserliche Marine – uboat.net [WWW Document], n.d. URL https://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/2001.html (accessed 27.7.21).
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WRECKSITE – ERMINE PASSENGER SHIP 1912-1917 [WWW Document], n.d. URL https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?58520 (accessed 27.7.21).
