Shelled and Sunk - 1917

Don Diego was a 3,632 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1906 by J. Readhead & Sons for Buenos Aires & Pacific Railway Co. Ltd. and managed by G.Dodd.

She was sunk by gunfire from German submarine U-65 at position 35° 50' N, 13° 40' E - approximately 40 nautical miles East by South of Linosa Island.

She was en route from Swansea to Alexandria with government stores.

Master

From

To

T Jones

1906

1910

D O Jones

1910

1911

F Ellis

1911

1917

Sunk

Career Summary

1906 Built for The Buenos Aires & Pacific Railway Co

1906 Managed by Geo Dodd

1917 Sunk by gunfire in Mediterrean

Vessel

Built

Tonnage

Official No

Ship Builder

Engine Builder

Engine Type

HP

Screws

Don Diego

1906

3632

123681

J Redhead

South Shields

J Redhead

South Shields

Triple Expansion Steam

322 NHP

1

Don Diego

HGSL

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