Co. Galway Wreck List "A"
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Vessel Type:

Armed Merchant Cruiser

Location:Co. Galway
Date of Loss:2nd December 1940Place:500 miles West of Galway
Cause of Loss:Torpedoed & sunk by U-Boat U-99Last known position:54° 35' North x 18° 18' West
 

H.M.S. Forfar
H.M.S. Forfar under her former name S.S. Montrose

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Source Publications:
"Dictionary of Disasters at Sea during the Age of Steam 1824 - 1962"
by
Charles Hocking
London Stamp Exchange 1989 - ISBN: 0948130474
"Irish Wrecks Database"
by
Roy Stokes & Liam Dowling
"Shipwrecks of the Irish Coast 932 - 1997"
by
Dr. Edward J. Bourke
Edward J. Bourke 1998 - ISBN: 0952302713

Co. Galway Wreck List "A"

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