Justicia
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Statendam
was laid down at Harland & Wolf in Belfast in 1912,
and was launched in July 1914. She was originally meant to
sail for the Dutch company Holland America Line, but was
never completed as a civil passenger ship. Due to the
outbreak of the Great War her delivery was delayed, and in
1915 she was requisitioned by the British Admiralty and
outfitted as a troop transport. She was renamed to
Justicia and was commissioned in April 1917. She did
several trips transporting troops from Australia, New
Zealand and America, before she encountered the German
uboat Ub-64 outside Ireland 19.July 1918. She was hit by
four torpedoes, but was still afloat. The escort chased
the enemy uboat, which fled the area. Justicia was taken
under tow, but the next morning the German uboat UB-124
under command of Hans Oscar Wutsdorrf had arrived the
area. Two more torpedoes were fired, and soon after
Justicia disappeared in the deep. The battered wreck rest
today on a depth of 60 to 70 meter approx 16 nautical
miles north west of Innistrahull.
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| N 55° 39' 27.60" W 07° 43' 07.20" ( Source: Irish Wrecks Online )   Pictures: Statendam in 1917 and HAL poster Courtesy of Great Ocean Liners  Last updated: August 2019 |
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