Rory Reynolds Posted 18 March , 2007 Share Posted 18 March , 2007 Hi all On one of the service records I have appears the words - Disembarked Alexandria ex "Misser" from Sollum 3/4/16. Could anyone demystify this for me please. I suspect that Misser must be a ship (disembarked sort of gives it away...) but I can find no reference to her. Regards Rory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Coulson Posted 18 March , 2007 Share Posted 18 March , 2007 There was a merchant vessel the Missir torpedoed in 1918, don't know if it's the same. Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spithead Posted 18 March , 2007 Share Posted 18 March , 2007 Hi all On one of the service records I have appears the words - Disembarked Alexandria ex "Misser" from Sollum 3/4/16. Could anyone demystify this for me please. I suspect that Misser must be a ship (disembarked sort of gives it away...) but I can find no reference to her. Regards Rory MISSIR Khedivial Mail S.S. & Graving Dock Co.; 1864; Barclay Curie & Co.; 786 tons; 226-5x28x15-6; 135 n.h.p.; 9 knots; compound engines. The steamship Missir was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean by German submarine UB 51 whilst on a voyage from Alexandria to Sollum 80 miles W. by N. of Alexandria on May 29th, 1918. Thirty-four persons were killed. The captain was among the survivors Regards John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarvis Posted 18 March , 2007 Share Posted 18 March , 2007 Sollum in Egypt is in the right area if the ship was in fact the Missir and torpedoed off Alexandria. I can only find a couple of references to the Missir. Missir, 786grt, 29 May 1918, 80 miles W by N from Alexandria, torpedoed without warning and sunk by submarine, 34 lives lost http://www.worldwar1atsea.net/WW1oMSLosses1918.htm British transport Missir (786t) sunk 80 nm off Alexandria by U-Boot. 44 (including 34 crew) lost. http://www.stile.coventry.ac.uk/cbs/staff/...ahnavy/1918.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ionia Posted 18 March , 2007 Share Posted 18 March , 2007 Egypt in Arabic is "Misr" or, I suppose, "Misser", depending upon your transliteration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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