More information : 30-JUL-1915: Vessel was on a fishing trip when it was stopped by a German submarine and sunk by explosive scuttling charge, 30 to 35 miles ESE of Lowestoft. (1)(2)
30-JUL-1915: FITZGERALD smack, 51 tons, captured by submarine and sunk with bombs 30 miles ESE of Lowestoft. (3)
30-JUL-1915: FITZGERALD trawler, 51 tons, sunk by submarine while fishing 30 to 35 miles ESE of Lowestoft. (4)
Position of loss equates to approximately 25 miles east of Orford Ness. (5)
30-JUL-1915: FITZGERALD, 51 tons, sunk 30 to 35 miles ESE of Lowestoft by UB-10 (Otto Steinbrinck). (6)
'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.' (7)
Date of Loss Qualifier: Actual date of loss |