Struck a mine laid by the German submarine UC-6 in a position variously described as Folkestone Gate, W. 1m., and Sandgate buoy, 300 yds.,sinking in a 24.3 meters depth. Vessel was employed on Admiralty service at the time, transporting a cargo of corrugated iron sheets, probably for use in the trenches on the Western Front. Amongst those lost were the ship's master. Year Built: 1898 Builder: A. McMillan & Sons. Ltd. Engine HP: 187 Boilers: 2 Owner: Leach & Co Ltd. Crew Lost: 14 Passengers: 0 Date of Loss Qualifier: A Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index. LCWLR 1914-18 p37; BVLS.1914-18 p16; BMS.1914-18 p151; Lloyds Register 1915-16 No.824(S); DOD.1990 Ed. p629

<1> United Kingdom shipwreck index, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6340.