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SS Pera, built by Workman, Clark & Co. Ltd., Belfast in 1903 and owned at the time of her loss by Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company, Belfast, was a British steamer of 7635 tons. On October 19th, 1917, Pera, on a voyage from Liverpool (UK) to Calcutta (India) with general cargo & coal, was sunk by the German submarine UB-48 (Wolfgang Steinbauer), 105 miles E3/4N of Marsa Susa. 1 person was lost.
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References
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Steamer Pera – 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/7261.html (accessed 27.10.21).
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WRECKSITE – PERA CARGO SHIP 1903-1917 [WWW Document], n.d. URL https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?176846 (accessed 27.10.21).
