World War 1, Europe, SS Ionian, 1916

1916
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Postcard of troopship SS Ionian

Historical information

On October 20th, 1917, the British passenger/cargo ship IONIAN, built in 1901 by Workman, Clark & Co. Ltd. and owned at the time of her loss by Canadian Pacific Steamships, on voyage from Liverpool to Plymouth in ballast, was sunk by a mine laid by the German submarine UC-51. 7 people lost their lives. Read more at wrecksite: https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?13082

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cwa-org-32-P1978.636.1b
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Australian Army Museum of Western Australia

Australian Army Museum of Western Australia

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