Battle or Action:

SS Apapa, Sinking of

Detail :

"Apapa" was defensively-armed and on 28 November 1917, 3 miles N by E from Lynas Point, near Amlwch, Anglesey, she was torpedoed without warning and sunk by a German submarine. 77 lives were lost and there were 64 survivors. Apapa was sunk by the German submarine U-96 while the steamer was on a voyage from Lagos for Liverpool carrying passengers and general cargo.

Rank	Initials	Surname	Died	Lodge
Civ.	A.H.	PREST	24-04-1917	Calabar No. 3434 Gordon No. 2149
Lt.	A.E.	HEBBES	28-11-1917	Saint Margaret's No. 1452
Civ.	T.	SMITH	28-11-1917	Lodge of St Cuthberga No. 622
Ch.Stwd.	H.	STARLING	28-11-1917	Neptune No. 1264

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