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On 4 February 1917, the Floridian was en route from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Cherbourg, France, when she was torpedoed and sunk by U-54 200 miles (322 km) north-west of the Fastnet Rock lighthouse island in south-east Ireland, position 50°42'N/13°39'W. Of the crew, 5 sailors were killed. The captain, chief engineer and radio operator were taken prisoner of war and transported to Germany. Williams froze to death waiting for help.
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Page 73 of the Merchant Navy Book of Remembrance.
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