| Summary : 1915 wreck of English smack, which foundered 30 to 35 miles ESE of Lowestoft, or approximately 25 miles east of Orford Ness, after being captured and scuttled by a German submarine. She was one of eight trawlers which were lost on the same day to the same U-boat; for the others, please see TM 76 NW 46 / 914565; TG 83 NE 59 / 1490862; TM 76 NW 44 / 914561; TG 83 NE 60 / 1490870; TM 76 NW 49 / 914568; TM 76 NW 43 / 914560; and TG 83 N3 61 / 1490872. Constructed of wood, she was a sailing vessel. |
More information : 30-JUL-1915: Vessel was on a fishing and return trip out of Lowestoft when she was stopped by a German submarine and sunk with explosive scuttling charge, 30 to 35 miles ESE of Lowestoft. (1)(2)
30-JUL-1915: ACHIEVE, smack, 43 tons, captured by submarine and sunk by bombs 35 miles E x N of Lowestoft. (3)
30-JUL-1915: ACHIEVE, trawler, 43 tons, sunk by submarine 30 to 35 miles ESE of Lowestoft while on a fishing trip. (4)
30-JUL-1915: ACHIEVE, 43 tons, sunk by UB-10 (Otto Steinbrinck), 30-35 miles ESE of Lowestoft. (5)
'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.' (6)
Position of loss equates to approximately 25 miles east of Orford Ness. (7)
Date of Loss Qualifier: Actual date of loss |