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Ghostwhisperer

Joined: 01 Oct 2008 Posts: 109 Location: Ross-Shire
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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 7:30 pm Post subject: S.S. Gretafield |
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Latheron Burial Ground, Caithness
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Kenneth Morrison
Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 7698 Location: Rockcliffe Dalbeattie
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David McNay Administrator

Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 11423 Location: Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 10:35 am Post subject: |
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The Greatfield was a tanker which had been built in 1928. She was a straggler from Convoy HX-18 and was hit by a torpedo from U-57. She caught fire and ten crewmembers were lost.
She later ran aground at Dunbeath and broke in two on the 19th March and was declared a total loss.
More info here:
http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?11205 |
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stuartn
Joined: 13 Dec 2016 Posts: 2551
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Posted: Sun May 20, 2018 6:46 am Post subject: WMR (ex UKNIWM) number |
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WMR 76344 |
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