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Hob Uid: 1490862
Location : Norfolk Great Yarmouth, North Norfolk
Grid Ref : TG8600038410
Summary : 1915 wreck of English smack which foundered after being scuttled by a German submarine 30 miles ENE of Lowestoft or east of Smith's Knoll. At the time of loss she was on a fishing and return trip out of Lowestoft, and was one of eight trawlers which were lost on the same day [for the others, please see TM 76 NW 46 / 914565; TM 76 NW 44 /914561; TM 76 NW 45 / 914562; TG 83 NE 60 / 1490870; TM 76 NW 49 / 914568; TM 76 NW 43 / 914560; and TG 83 NE 61 / 1490872.]
More information : 30-JUL-1915: vessel stopped by a German submarine and sunk by explosive scuttling charge, 30 miles ENE of Lowestoft, while on a fishing and return trip out of Lowestoft. (1)(2) 30 miles ENE of Lowestoft is east of Smith's Knoll. (3) 'SUBMARINES BLOW UP 8 BRITISH TRAWLERS. 'Lowestoft Fishing Fleet Suffers Heavily, But All the Crews Reach Land in Safety. 'London, July 31. Eight more Lowestoft trawlers have been sunk by German submarines. The crews were saved. 'Among the vessels were the QUEST, the STRIVE, the ACHIEVE, the ATHENA, the CORIANDER, and the FITZGERALD. Two more trawlers, the names of which are lacking, were also sunk. The crews landed at Yarmouth. 'All the boats were sailing vessels engaged in fishing.' (4) 30-JUL-1915: Trawler QUEST, 46 tons, sunk by submarine while on a fishing trip, 30 miles ENE of Lowestoft. (5) 30-JUL-1915: Smack QUEST, 46 tons, captured by submarine and sunk with bombs 35 miles ENE of Lowestoft. (6) 30-JUL-1915: QUEST, 46 tons, sunk by UB-10 (Otto Steinbrinck), 30 miles ENE of Lowestoft. (7) Date of Loss Qualifier: Actual date of loss

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Source details : 01-AUG-1915, accessed via < http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9F06EEDF133FE233A25752C0A96E9C946496D6CF > on 19-FEB-2009
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Source details : https://thewreckoftheweek.wordpress.com/2015/07/31/no-88-lowestoft-trawlers/ accessed 24-MAY-2018
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Monument Period Name : First World War
Display Date : Lost 1915
Monument End Date : 1915
Monument Start Date : 1915
Monument Type : Fishing Vessel, Smack, Trawler
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

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External Cross Reference Source : Admiralty Chart
External Cross Reference Number : 1503 25-03-77
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External Cross Reference Source : Admiralty Chart
External Cross Reference Number : 1504 11-02-77
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External Cross Reference Source : Admiralty Chart
External Cross Reference Number : 106 18-10-74
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TG 83 NE 59
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