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The ship got into difficulties on Friday, 3 December 1909 near Newhaven, East Sussex whilst carrying Ballast to Hull from Barry Docks, Wales. The crew dropped anchor off Birling Gap, but the waves pushed the ship east and she ran aground between Birling Gap and Beachy Head. The crew were able to get off the ship, and used a nearby cliff ladder to get to safety. It was not until the Tuesday, 14 December 1909 that assistance was provided to help refloat the vessel but, despite the efforts of five tugs and one salvage vessel, the attempt failed. Eventually on Sunday, 26 December 1909 the crew managed to refloat the ship, unaided, and continued on to Tilbury for any potential damage to be reviewed.
On Tuesday, 27 November 1917, the ship was enroute to Dieppe, carrying a cargo of coal from Newport. At 10:40am that morning she was struck by a single torpedo, fired without warning, from the German U-boat SM UB-57 with one life lost. The cargo of coal can be found scattered on the sea bed nearby.
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| XXXX Panzer Corps | |
|---|---|
| Active | 26 January 1940 - 8 May 1945 |
| Country |  Nazi Germany |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Panzer corps |
| Role | Armoured warfare |
| Size | Corps |
| Engagements | World War II |
The XXXX Panzer Corps (German: XXXX.Panzerkorps, also previously designated the XXXX.Armeekrops (mot)) was a corps level formation in the German Army which saw action on the Eastern and Western Fronts during World War II.
History
The XXXX. Armeekorps was formed on January 26, 1940, in Lübeck in the Wehrkreis X military district. It took part in the invasions of France and Greece before being sent to the Eastern Front. On September 15, 1940, it was converted into a motorized corps under the name XXXX Armeekorps (mot.) and was renamed XXXX Panzerkorps on July 9, 1942.
The XXXX Panzer Corps fought at Kharkov, the advance to the Don River, and to the Terek in the Caucasus. The corps later withdrew toward Rostov and later into Romania.
The corps was transferred to East Prussia and withdraw toward Memel and ended the war in central Silesia.
Commanders
- 15.02.1940 - 14.01.1942 : Georg Stumme
- 15.01.1942 - 16.01.1942 : Hans Zorn
- 16.02.1942 - 09.07.1942 : Georg Stumme
- 20.07.1942 - 30.09.1942 : Leo Freiherr Geyr von Schweppenburg
- 30.09.1942 - 13.11.1942 : Gustav Fehn
- 13.11.1942 - 01.10.1943 : Siegfried Henrici
- 01.10.1943 - 11.11.1943 : Ferdinand Schörner
- 12.11.1943 - 15.11.1943 : Hermann Balck
- 19.11.1943 - 26.11.1943 : Heinrich Eberbach
- 27.11.1943 - 31.01.1944 : Ferdinand Schörner
- 01.02.1944 - 31.08.1944 : Otto von Knobelsdorff
- 01.09.1944 - 08.05.1945 : Siegfried Henrici
References