Record #:

24715

Author(s):

Terrell, Robert L.

Abstract:

This article discusses the appearance of submarines in 1918 on the North Carolina coast and how many ships were lost in submarine attacks. One such attack took place in 1918, when the British tanker MIRLO (ship) was torpedoed near Chicamacomico.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 19 Issue 50, May 1952, p6-7, il

Subject(s):

MIRLO (Ship); Chicamacomico Coast Guard Station (Dare County); North Carolina--History--World War, 1914-1918