The ''SS Princess Maud'' was a single screw passenger/cargo steamship completed in 1902 for the

London and North Western Railway The London and North Western Railway (LNWR, L&NWR) was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. In the late 19th century, the LNWR was the largest joint stock company in the world. Dubbed the "Premier Line", the LNWR's main line connec ...

. She was torpedoed and sunk in the

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about north east by north from

Blyth, Northumberland Blyth () is a port town, port and seaside town as well as a civil parish in southeast Northumberland, England. It lies on the coast, to the south of the River Blyth, Northumberland, River Blyth. It has a population of 39,731 as of the 2021 cens ...

on 10 June 1918 by a

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submarine variously quoted to be ''UB-88'' or ''UB-34''.

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1902 ships Ships built on the River Clyde Passenger ships of the United Kingdom Ships of the London and North Western Railway Ships sunk by German submarines in World War I {{Merchantship-stub