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The Capture of Zeebrugge, October 1918 Q7135
Summary
The Capture of Zeebrugge, October 1918
SS Brussels, a Great Eastern Railway steamer plying between Harwich and the Hook of Holland, she was captured by a German destroyer in June 1916 and taken to Zeebrugge. Captain Fryatt, her commander, was executed on 27th July 1916, being found guilty of attempting to ram a German submarine. The ship was torpedoed during the raid of 23 April 1918, raised in 1919 and given back by the Belgians to the British Government.
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Date
23/10/1918
Source
Imperial War Museums
Copyright info
Public Domain
