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Waterford’s greatest maritime tragedy

by andrew | Dec 8, 2017 | Irelands Maritime Heritage, Shipwrecks, Waterford History, Waterford Seafarers, Waterford Ships, World War I

Next weekend in Waterford we will remember our greatest maritime tragedy when, within two days in December 1917, Clyde Shipping’s SS Formby and SS Coningbeg were sunk by a U Boat. Of the 83 souls who perished 67 were from the city, the harbour and hinterland. It...

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