SS Almorah

[Kath]

I can find nothing on the Almorah - anyone got access to Lloyd's Reg. 1914 back?

Kath.

[HERITAGE PLUS]

Kath

This may be your ship - note no 'H' in the name.

SS ALMORA

4385 Tonnes built 1899 for Donaldson Lines. Sold to Houlden Middleton & Co (London) in 1916. Sunk by U39 (commanded by Walter Forstmann) in 1917 in Straits of Gibraltar.

Dave

[Kath]

Thanks, Dave.

More than likely.

Not the first time ship names mis-spelled by this Writer.

Another one - Niwara - is, following your lead, Nirvana.

Kath.

[historydavid]

Kath,

Almora, built 1899, 4,385 grt, sunk 2 Oct1917 by U 39, 100m W½N from Cape Spartel, Atlantic, no losses, cargo coal, owner Houlder, Middleton & Co Ltd-London, route Barry to Gibraltar.

No Nirwara or Nirvana listed as sunk but there was a Nirpura, see below

Nirpura, built 1916, 7,640 grt, sunk 16 April 1918 by U 155, 110m WNW (true) from Cape da Roca, Atlantic, no losses, cargo Peas & lentils, owner

British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd-London, route Bombay & Karachi to London.

Both vessels were torpedoed.

Hope this helps, best wishes

David

[historydavid]

Should have added that the info comes from Tennent - "British Merchant Ships sunk by U-boats in the 1914-1918 War"

The U-boat refs and locations are confirmed by ub.net.

Best wishes

David

ps maybe Dave has a 'dodgy' author as well.

[Kath]

Thanks, David.

I have found Nirvana by googling.

Kath.