Found: English vessel, captured by the Russians then torpedoed by German U-boat in 1917

[Mackaydon]

https://www.marramwind.co.uk/news/MarramWind-floating-offshore-windfarm-helps-solve-WW1-maritime-mystery

Don in SoCal

 

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[Physics guy]

Unusual hull design. I’d never heard of a “turret deck” ship.

Turret deck ship - Wikipedia

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[The Rebel]

Very cool, thanks for posting!

 

[Old Bookaroo]

Unusual hull design. I’d never heard of a “turret deck” ship.

Turret deck ship - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Look up the history of "whaleback" vessels on the Great Lakes. One passenger boat - the rest were freighters. I think the design made a great deal of sense - but sailors just couldn't get comfortable with the look.

It's quite a story.

Good luck to all,

The Old Bookaroo

 

[Darren in NC]

Thanks, Don, for posting. I haven't heard of that type vessel before.