ship british steam launched undertook fishing operations coasts great_britain ireland years september shortly outbreak world war captured miles west german submarine removing food equipment crew ship germans sunk use charges hours later crew cast nautical miles coast ireland eventually landed 27th merchant ship 26th british merchant ship second british sunk german boat world war construction design constructed town launched yard number november named ship owner registered port hull february completed later month official number net gross feet bow stern draught feet breadth feet engine cylinder hull service history early service following completion registration began fishing coast ireland great_britain sold registry hull closed registered english port town new owners based remained rest career sinking september left routine fishing trip area west coast ireland command crew men nautical miles west irish town came alongside ordered pull submarine surrender german crew took food including sugar bread fish wireless radios transferred boat timed explosive charges placed minutes later exploded sank raiding germans took crew board provided food warm clothes hours later early hours september germans allowed crew set miles west port town later crew landed west town 27th merchant ship 26th british second british sunk german boat world war
Rudyard Kipling (ship)