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Elax, built by W. Gray & Co., Ltd., West Hartlepool in 1893 and owned at the time of her loss by Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co., Ltd., London, was a British tanker of 3980 tons. On October 10th, 1916, Elax, on a voyage from Rangoon (Myanmar) to Malta with fuel oil, was sunk by the German submarine UB-43 (Hans von Mellenthin), 70 miles off Cape Matapan, Greece. There were no casualties.
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References
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Tanker Elax – 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/1854.html (accessed 19.10.21).
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WRECKSITE – ELAX TANKER 1893-1916 [WWW Document], n.d. URL https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?137101 (accessed 19.10.21).
