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date	updater	subject	action
12/03/10	Allen Tony	Circassian Prin..	new	histo..
12/03/10	Allen Tony	Circassian Prin..	new	wreck
12/03/10	Allen Tony	International P..	new	owner..
12/03/10	Allen Tony	Helios SS (+1908)	new	histo..
12/03/10	Allen Tony	Helios SS (+1908)	new	position
12/03/10	Allen Tony	Helios SS (+1908)	new	wreck
12/03/10	Allen Tony	Atkies Helios	new	owner..
12/03/10	Allen Tony	Ypiranga SS (+1..	new	histo..
12/03/10	Allen Tony	Ypiranga SS (+1..	new	wreck
12/03/10	Allen Tony	Nora SS (+1913)	update	histo..
12/03/10	Allen Tony	Stortind SS (+1..	new	picture
12/03/10	Allen Tony	Stortind SS (+1..	new	histo..
12/03/10	Allen Tony	Stortind SS (+1..	new	wreck
12/03/10	Allen Tony	Atkies Vestland	new	owner..
12/03/10	Allen Tony	Massalia SS (+1..	new	position
12/03/10	Allen Tony	Massalia SS (+1..	new	picture
12/03/10	Allen Tony	General Suworow..	new	histo..
12/03/10	Allen Tony	General Suworow..	new	wreck
12/03/10	Allen Tony	Gebrudder Seeburg	new	owner..
12/03/10	Allen Tony	Brynhild SS (+1..	new	histo..

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date	posted by	title
11/03/10	Stokes Roy	Mystery Divers in Ireland	[0]
11/03/10	Slater Mary	Mary Olivia?	[0]
11/03/10	Mike Smith	captain james edwin coombs	[0]
06/03/10	Lettens Jan	War Grave Submarine	[1]
06/03/10	Cinar Mus...	War Grave Submarine	[1]
05/03/10	Fox Jessica	The loss of the four masted barqu...	[4]
05/03/10	Fox Jessica	The loss of the four masted barqu...	[4]
05/03/10	Cheshire ...	The loss of the four masted barqu...	[4]
05/03/10	Chipchase...	The loss of the four masted barqu...	[4]
05/03/10	Fox Jessica	The loss of the four masted barqu...	[4]
04/03/10	Brent Record	HMS Hermes	[0]
02/03/10	Steve Tun...	unknown shipping line	[5]
02/03/10	Chipchase...	unknown shipping line	[5]
02/03/10	O Rourke ...	unknown shipping line	[5]
01/03/10	O Rourke ...	HMS Thistle	[2]
01/03/10	O Rourke ...	Palmers Shipbuilding	[2]
01/03/10	Chipchase...	SS Derbent	[1]
28/02/10	Air-Guzzler	SS Derbent	[1]
28/02/10	Chipchase...	unknown shipping line	[5]
28/02/10	Allen Tony	SS "Nancy"	[1]

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12-03-1912 Wendur (+1912) wreck [98y ago]
Wendur Iron four-masted ship, 1982 tons. Built 1884. Dimensions 292.7 x 42 x 23.8 ft. Owned by A. Mackay & Co, she was one of the fastest four ... see wreck


12-03-1881 Benin SS [+1881] wreck [129y ago]
I personally witnessed the salvaging of this vessel during July 1990 by the MV Glenshirra captained by Peter Wyatt and a Mr Saunders of Crediton, Devo... see wreck


12-03-1942 St. Briac SS [+1942] wreck [68y ago]
St. Briac SS was a British Passenger Vessel of 2,291 tons built in 1924 by William Denny & Brothers, Dumbarton, Yard No 1165 for the Southern Railway ... see wreck


12-03-1917 Memnon SS [+1917] wreck [93y ago]
Memnon SS was a 3,203grt British Merchant steamer. On the 12th March 1917 when 20 miles SW from Portland Bill, English Channel she was torpedoed witho... see wreck


12-03-1917 Algonquin SS [+1917] wreck [93y ago]
The 1806 ton Algonquin SS was built by Napier Shanks & Bell at Yoker for Thomas Marks & Company of Port Arthur, Ontario. First registered in Glasgow, ... see wreck


12-03-1917 Lucy Anderson ? SS [+1917] wreck [93y ago]
S/S LUCY ANDERSON On 12th March 1917, when 55 miles ESE from Noss Head, Wick, S/S Lucy Anderson was torpedoed by the German uboat UC-44 (Kapitänleu... see wreck


12-03-1917 Tandil SS ? [+1917] wreck [93y ago]
Tandil SS was a 2,897grt British Merchant ship. On the 12th March 1917 when 20 miles W by N ½ N from Portland, English Channel she was torpedoed by Ge... see wreck


12-03-1914 Cricket SS (+1914) wreck [96y ago]
Destroyed by fire at Portland, Oregon with as cargo of asphalt. see wreck


12-03-1917 U-85 [+1917] wreck [93y ago]
[Fate of Uboats in WWI:] U-85; Cmdr. Petz, IV Flotilla . Sunk in English Channel by Q-ship Privet, 12 March 1917 see wreck


12-03-1917 UB-18 (+1917) wreck [93y ago]
Rammed and sunk by trawler Ben Lawer in the Channel see wreck


12-03-1917 E-49 HMS (+1917) wreck [93y ago]
On leaving Balta Sound for patrol, E49 hit a mine laid by UC76 on the 10th, off the entrance. There were no survivors. She lies in 16 fathoms with bow... see wreck


12-03-1918 D-3 HMS (+1918) wreck [92y ago]
D3 was sunk in error in Channel by a French airship D3 left Gosport on 7th March 1918 for an anti-submarine patrol in the English Channel. Little is... see wreck


12-03-1945 U-260 [+1945] wreck [65y ago]
U-260 was a German submarine Type VIIC. Laid down May 7 1941 and commissioned March 14th 1942. She completed 9 patrols during career sinking 1 ship. L... see wreck


12-03-1811 Favorite (+1811) wreck [199y ago]
Favorite was a 44-gun 5th rate frigate of the French Navy, bought from the Kingdom of Italy. On March 12th, 1811, Favorite (Capt. Bernard Dubourdieu)... see wreck


12-03-1818 Experiment (+1818) wreck [192y ago]
Experiment; Sloop; Built in 1809. On 12 March 1818, Experiment was on voyage from Broken Bay when she was lost after running aground off Broken B... see wreck


12-03-1831 Jesse (+1831) wreck [179y ago]
Jesse; Cutter 1 Mast; 15 tons; 10.1x3.2x1.5 m.; Owned by M. Gibbons; Built in 1828. Registered at Sydney. Registration no. 8/1829. On 12 March 1831... see wreck


12-03-1870 Amity (+1870) wreck [140y ago]
Amity; Ketch; 29 tons; 15.1x4.7x1.8 m.; Built in 1866. Registered at Sydney. Registration no. 32/1866. On 12 March 1870, Amity (Capt. William Louti... see wreck


12-03-1872 P. Grant (+1872) wreck [138y ago]
P. Grant; 140 tons; Registred at Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada. On the 12nd March 1872, P. Grant was lost in a storm, off Cape Sable, 40 miles E of.... see wreck


12-03-1873 Royal Sovereign (+1873) wreck [137y ago]
Royal Sovereign; 330 tons; Registred at Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. On the 12nd March 1873, Royal Sovereign was lost in a storm, off Glasgow... see wreck


12-03-1873 Polly Hopkins (+1873) wreck [137y ago]
Polly Hopkins; Schooner; 60 tons; 20.8x5.6x2.3 m.; Owned by J. Dalton; Built in 1853. Registered at Sydney. Registration no. 24/1870. On 12 March 1... see wreck

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