World War IIron Bark Mountain Laurel
Iron bark Mountain Laurel was torpedoed on June 22, 1918, by the German U-boat UB-73, approximately 25 nautical miles off Rathlin. The ship was en route from Barrow to
Iceland carrying a cargo of coal. Out of the 12 crew members, only the Spanish seaman Francisco Anstiago Armas survived the shipwreck and was rescued the following day by a British trawler.
(Sources: Sjøhistorie.no and uboat.net)
Maritime enquiry: Mountain Laurel
(Sources: Sjøforklaringer over norske skibes krigsforlis, 1914-1918. B. 4 : 1918, via Nb.no)
About Iron Bark Mountain Laurel
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Nationality
11659
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Built
1865
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Wrecked
22.06.1918
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Carrier
Kverndahl & Co., Tvedestrand
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Tonnage
705 brt
