SS AMAKURA(1)
| Built: | 1893 |
| Launch Date: | 03/01/1893 |
| Completed: | 02/1893 |
| Builder: | C.S. Swan and Hunter Newcastle Upon Tyne |
| Propulsion: | Single-screw steamship |
| Tonnage: | 2,316 GRT |
| Comments: | The Ex Castillian Prince. Bought
from Prince Line in 1912. She was torpedoed and sunk by U94, 180
miles North West 1/2 West from Tory Island (56.10N/13.00W) in the North Atlantic
on June 12th 1917 with the loss of two crew members. The following article was published by The New York Times on 21st June 1898. As Booker Line did not acquire the vessel until 1912 it is assumed that the ship was successfully re-floated.
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