1 May 1915
Sinking of SS Gulflight
A US steamer is torpedoed off the Scilly Isles by a German submarine, 3 lives are lost
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A US steamer is torpedoed off the Scilly Isles by a German submarine, 3 lives are lost
Gulflight was torpedoed by U-30 on 1 May 1915 but did not sink; she was towed to safety and later returned to service.
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