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SS War Council, built by Kawasaki Dockyard Co. Ltd., Kobe in 1917 and owned at the time of her loss by The Shipping Controller (Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd.), London, was a British steamer of 5.875 tons. On October 16th, 1918, War Council, on a voyage from Barry (UK) to Port Said (Egypt) with a cargo of coal, was sunk by the German submarine U-63 (Kurt Hartwig), 85 miles off Cape Matapan, Greece. There were no casualties.
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References
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Steamer War Council – 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/6441.html (accessed 21.10.21).
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WRECKSITE – WAR COUNCIL CARGO SHIP 1917-1918 [WWW Document], n.d. URL https://wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?147824 (accessed 21.10.21).
