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Coningbeg and Formby tragedy remembered

Coningbeg and Formby tragedy remembered

by andrew | Dec 4, 2024 | Shipwrecks, Waterford History, Waterford Seafarers

This December marks 106 years since Waterford endured its worst maritime tragedy.  The Clyde Shipping Company steamers Formby and Coningbeg were sunk by a U-boat in the Irish Sea in 1917. Tragically, 83 lives were lost, including 67 from Waterford and its surrounding...

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