More information : 30-JUL-1915: Vessel was on a round fishing trip when she was stopped by a German submarine and sunk by explosive scuttling charge. (1)
30-JUL-1915: Vessel stopped while on a fishing and return trip out of Lowestoft and sunk by explosive scuttling charge, in a position 30 to 35 miles ESE of Lowestoft. (2)
30-JUL-1915: ATHENA smack, 45 tons, captured by submarine 35 miles E by N of Lowestoft and sunk by bombs. (3)
30-JUL-1915: ATHENA trawler, 45 tons, sunk by submarine 30-35 miles ESE of Lowestoft while on a fishing trip. (4)
30-JUL-1915: ATHENA sunk 30-35 miles ESE of Lowestoft by UB-10 (Otto Steinbrinck). (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 |