Thursday, May 20, 2010

off Robin Hood's Bay, 1917

On 5 May 1917 the Filey built and owned herring coble Edith Cavell SH 216, was captured by a German U-Boat whilst fishing off Robin Hoods Bay. The crew were taken aboard the submarine and Edith Cavell was sunk by a bomb, for no other reason than the U-Boat commander found her name offensive; Edith Cavell had been a nurse in Belgium and had helped British prisoners of war to escape.

http://www.scarboroughsmaritimeheritage.org.uk/auboatsarthurgodfrey.php

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