Murcia: The Murcia was a steam cargo ship of 4,871 GRT built at Short Brothers Ltd., Yard No. 389, Sunderland, for English & American Sg Co., Ltd., (C.T. Bowring & Company / Red Cross Line), London. The ship was 117.3 meters in length and 16.3 meters in beam, with a single shaft. She was launched 11 March 1915 and completed on July of that same year.                                                              No Photo Available On 02 November 1918 while carrying a cargo of rice and gunnies on the Bassein-Marseille route, the Murcia was sank by the German submarine UC-74 (Hans Schuler) approximately 12 miles north of Port Said. Of note: The Murcia was the last British ship sunk during WWI. References: Miramar Single Ship Report for 1139068 http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/bowring.htm http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/WWI%20LOSSES-M.htm http://www.uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/4278.html