On this day (19th January) WW1 Shipwreckollections

SS Trocas (1893-1918)

SS Trocas was a British steam tanker of 4,129 tonnes that was built in 1893 by Laing James & Sons Ltd., Sunderland. In 1918, at the time of her loss during WW1, the Trocas was owned by the Flower Motor Ship Co. Ltd., London.

On 19 January 1918, the Trocas was travelling on a voyage from Abadan to Salonica with a cargo of oil when she was torpedoed and sunk by a German U-boat under the command of Hans Georg Lubbe. At the time of the attack, the British tanker was located 10 miles NE of Skyros Lighthouse in the Aegean Sea.

Sadly, 24 people lost their lives.

The Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society has offered assistance for fishermen and mariners in need since 1839. The maritime charity provides help for mariners, retired seafarers and their dependants, through financial help including welfare grants, as well as assistance and support.

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