More information : 30-JUL-1915: Vessel stopped by a German submarine 30-35 miles E x N of Lowestoft and sunk by explosive scuttling charge. (1)(2)
'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.' (3)
30-JUL-1915: STRIVE, smack of 63 tons, captured by submarine 35 miles E x N from Lowestoft and sunk by bombs. (4)
30-JUL-1915: STRIVE, trawler of 63 tons, sunk by submarine 35 miles E x N of Lowestoft while on a fishing trip. (5)
30-JUL-1915: STRIVE sunk 35 miles E x N of Lowestoft by UB-10 (Otto Steinbrinck). (6)
35 miles E x N of Lowestoft is in the vicinity of Smith's Knoll. (7)
Date of Loss Qualifier: Actual date of loss
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