Garfield: The Garfield was a turret type steamship of 3,838 GRT built by W. Doxford & sons, Ltd., Sunderland, (Yard No. 374) Pallion, in 1907 for either the Northern Petroleum Tank SS Co., Ltd. (Hunting & Son), Newcastle, or the Norwick S.S. Co., Ltd., (Hunting), Newcastle. Lauched 30 May 1907, she was completed 22 July 1907 and was 106.7 meters in length and 15.3 meters in beam. While in transit on the Barry-Port Said route with a cargo of coal, the ship was torpedoed on 15 January 1917 by German submarine U-39 (Walter Forstmann) approximately 60-miles Northeast-by-1/2 North of Alexandria. It should be noted that all sources state that the position of the ship when it was torpedoed is 36.50N/19.57E. This position is well beyond 60 miles from Alexandria. Further research is required in order to determine which is the correct position. Artistic rendering of the "Garfield" (source unknown) Research Update April 2010: According to Dr. Ashraf Sabry's book "Grey Shadows", he states that the Garfield was attempting to outrun a German submarine and ended up running aground near Nelson's Island at Abukir Bay and may the wreck known as the Culloden Reef Wreck. Although numerous dives have been conducted on this wreck, no definitive proof that this is the wreck of the Garfield has been found on the site. In his book, Dr. Sabry does not provide any supporting evidence that this the same wreck. Research ongoing. References: Miramar Single Ship Report for "1125423" http://www.uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/2372.html