SS War Monarch [+1918]
SS War Monarch was torpedoed without warning and sunk by U-Boat submarine UB-57 under the command of Johannes Lohs with three losses.
SS War Monarch was torpedoed without warning and sunk by U-Boat submarine UB-57 under the command of Johannes Lohs with three losses.
Born 24th June 1889 in Seiffen, Germany, Johannes Lohs was a highly decorated German U-boat commander in the Kaiserliche Marine during WWI.
Today Alamance lays some 135 metres below the surface, well out of reach of recreational and most technical divers
With perceived U-Boat activity within the area, the command was given to maintain radio silence and conceal external lights.