On this day (4th October) WW1 Shipwreckollections
Posted: 04 October 2018
Posted In: Shipwreckollections
SS Oopack (1894-1918)
British cargo vessel, SS Oopack, was built in 1894 by Workman, Clark & Co. Ltd., Belfast and was owned at the time of her loss by China Mutual Steam Nav. Co. Ltd., Liverpool. She was a British steamer of 3,883 tonnes.
On 4 October 1918, SS Oopack was travelling on a voyage from Tuticorin to Liverpool with general cargo when she was torpedoed without warning and sunk by a German U-boat under the command of Karl Dönitz. At the time, the British steamer was 110 miles east of Malta.
Thankfully, there were no casualties.
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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