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Brava

Hob Uid: 907668
Location :
Cornwall
Cornwall
Grid Ref : SW8443076740
Summary : 1918 wreck of a Portuguese cargo vessel, torpedoed by the German submarine UB 125 approximately 4 miles north-west of Trevose Head. She was a steel-hulled steamer, en route from Bordeaux to Cardiff with a cargo of pit props. See 1611183 for the site of her possible remains. The LAKE OWENS was also sunk by UB 125 in the same attack. See 907669 for the site of her remains.
More information : Wreck event and documentary evidence:

Ex-TOGO. Torpedoed and sunk by German submarine UB125 early in the morning. At about the same time the American steamship LAKE OWENS was also torpedoed and sunk in the same area, probably by the same enemy vessel. A total of 44 survivors from both vessels landed at Newquay from patrol boats, which included 20 men from the BRAVA. (1)

Captain Rocha and the other 30 of his crew landed in their own boats at Padstow.(1)

BRAVA, Portugese steamship, torpedoed and sunk by German submarine UB125 while on a passage from Bordeaux, France to Cardiff, Wales, she sank 3.5 miles NW of Trevose Head.

Place of loss 3.5 miles NW of Trevose Head. (2)

No wreck found when dived. (3)

Year Built: 1893 (4)
Built by: Blohm and Voss (4)
Where built: Steinwerder (8)
Propulsion: Screw driven, 3 cylinder triple expansion (4)
Master: Rocha (4)
Crew: 51 (4)

Ownership history:
ROSARIO (1893-1904): Hamburg-Sudamerikanische Dampfs.Ges. Hamburg, Germany
ERICH WOERMANN (1904-1907): Woermann Linie KG. Hamburg, Germany
TOGO (1907-1916): Hamburg-Amerika Linie. Hamburg, Germany
BRAVA (1916): Portuguese Govt. Lisbon, Portugal (8)

Date of Loss Qualifier: Actual date of loss

A scuttle recovered from this site, 12 miles west of Newquay. (Droit A/941) (6)

6 x 12pdr shell cases and sealing caps; 6 x 3" shell case bases; 6 x star-shaped primer protectors made of brass; 1 x ceramic bulb holder; 2 x ceramic brown 4" square tiles; 1 x small circular drawer handle. The objects were recovered from the wreck believed to be the BRAVA, approximately 4 miles north-west of Trevose Head, Cornwall. (Droit 041/01) (7)

Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index:
LL.04 and 05.09.1918(R)
ANCL. p46
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Monument Types:
Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Post Medieval
Monument End Date : 1893
Monument Start Date : 1893
Monument Type : Cargo Vessel
Evidence : Documentary Evidence
Monument Period Name : First World War
Display Date : First World War
Monument End Date : 1918
Monument Start Date : 1918
Monument Type : Cargo Vessel
Evidence : Documentary Evidence
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External Cross Reference Source : Hydrographic Office Number
External Cross Reference Number : 13106685
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External Cross Reference Source : Admiralty Chart
External Cross Reference Number : 1149 04-02-72
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External Cross Reference Source : Admiralty Chart
External Cross Reference Number : 1156 17-08-73
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External Cross Reference Number : 1168b 14-02-86
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External Cross Reference Number : 1178 14-12-79
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External Cross Reference Number : 2675 18-08-78
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External Cross Reference Number : 1123 26-12-80
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External Cross Reference Source : Droit Number
External Cross Reference Number : A/941
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External Cross Reference Source : Hydrographic Office Number
External Cross Reference Number : 16754
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External Cross Reference Number : 041/01
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External Cross Reference Number : SW 87 NW 112
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