More information : 30-JUL-1915: Vessel was on a fishing expedition when she was stopped by a German submarine and sunk by explosive scuttling charge, position given as 30 miles ESE of Lowestoft. (1)(2)
30-JUL-1915: VENTURE smack, 44 tons, captured and sunk by submarine with bombs, 27 miles ENE of Lowestoft. (3)
30-JUL-1915: VENTURE, trawler of 44 tons, sunk by submarine 30 to 35 miles ESE of Lowestoft. (4)
'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.' (5)
30-JUL-1915: Sunk 30 to 35 miles ESE of Lowestoft by UB-10 (Otto Steinbrinck). (6)
Position of loss seen to be slightly closer to land at approximately 25 miles east of Orford Ness. (7)
Date of Loss Qualifier: Actual date of loss
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