Maritime record LWT 717 - Wreck of the Summerfield
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Summary
Location
| Grid reference | TM 5577 9288 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TM59SE |
| Civil Parish | LOWESTOFT, WAVENEY, SUFFOLK |
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Full Description
ENGLISH CARGO VESSEL, 1915
Status: Casualty
Was proceeding at 10 knots when there was a violent explosion, which caused her to heel to starboard at 7.50am, sinking at 7.53am. The ship's lifeboats had been swung out when leaving Great Yarmouth in anticipation of an emergency, and one of these was got clear of the ship before she sank, with the result that all hands were saved except for the Mate, his wife (who was the stewardess) and the Chief Engineer. The Master and an Ordinary Seaman were injured, the survivors landing at Lowestoft in their own boat. All the ship's papers went down in the wreck. (5)
Vessel was carrying a cargo of coal and huts, material unknown. (1)
Sources (1) and (5) state voyage as being from Great Yarmouth to Douglas, Isle of Man.
Sunk by mine laid by submarine UC5 while on a voyage from Tyne to Dublin with coal.(4)
Year Built:1913
Builder: Dublin Dkyd. Co.
Machinery: Aft
Engine HP: 85
Propulsion:Screw, 3 cylinder triple expansion engine
Boilers: 1
Construction: Well-deck; 3 masts; 1 x deck; q.deck 109; b.deck 11ft; f.castle 30ft.
Owner:Zillah Shipping and Carrying Co. Ltd.
Master: G P Hardley
Crew Lost: 3
Date of Loss Qualifier: A
Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index:
LR.1914-15 No.216(S)
Sources/Archives (5)
- --- SSF60141 Source Unchecked: HMSO. 1988. British vessels lost at sea 1914-18 and 1939-45.
- --- SSF60143 Bibliographic reference: Larn, R., Larn, B.. 1997. Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 3. The east coast of England : Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Lincolnshire.
- --- SSF60145 Source Unchecked: 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index.
- --- SSF60200 Bibliographic reference: 1990. Lloyd's war losses, The First World War: Casualties to shipping through enemy causes 1914-1918.
- --- SSF60278 Bibliographic reference: Tennent, A. J.. 1990. British merchant ships sunk by U boats in the 1914-1918 war.
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Record last edited
Jun 15 2022 11:29AM