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SS Llangorse, built by Richardson, Duck & Co., Stockton in 1900 and owned at the time of her loss by E. Thomas, Radcliffe & Co., Cardiff, was a British steamer of 3841 tons. On September 8th, 1916, Llangorse, on a voyage from Montreal (Canada) to Salonica (Greece) with a cargo of oats, was sunk by the German submarine UB-47 (Wolfgang Steinbauer), 48 miles WSW from Cape Matapan (Greece). There were no casualties.
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References
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Steamer Llangorse – 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/3650.html (accessed 12.9.21).
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WRECKSITE – LLANGORSE CARGO SHIP 1900-1916 [WWW Document], n.d. URL https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?153350 (accessed 12.9.21).
