Monthly Archives: February 2024

SS Afric The SS Afric was built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast during 1899. Afric was a combination refrigerated cargo / passenger ship, and worked the Australian trade. During WW1, Afric saw military duty as a troop transport during … Continue reading →

Two days after nine German zeppelins dropped close to 400 bombs throughout the English Midlands, the crew of the British fishing trawler King Stephen comes across the crashed remains of one of the giant airships floating in the North Sea. Developed by … Continue reading →

The Dutch steamer Gamma was proceeding from New York to Amsterdam on the 1st February, 1917, with a cargo of oilcake for the Netherlands Government. At 2.30 p.m. the German submarine UC-46 appeared on the port bow, steering towards the ship. … Continue reading →