The Sinking of SS Adela 1917

#OnThisDay 1917 the SS Adela left Dublin for Liverpool carrying cattle & cargo. It was sank by the German submarine U-100 killing 24 crew, 12 from Dublin. Only the captain, Michael Tyrell survived. Ten months later the U-100 would sink the RMS Leinster. #Ireland #History #WW1

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