The SS Dongola was a British steamship built in 1905 by Barclay, Curle & Co. for the British and African Steam Navigation Company. The ship was primarily used for passenger and cargo transportation between Liverpool and West Africa. During World War I, the SS Dongola was requisitioned by the British Admiralty for war service as a troopship. In 1917, the ship was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine off the coast of Algeria. The sinking resulted in the loss of 74 lives, including passengers and crew members. The SS Dongola's wreck was discovered in 2001 by a team of underwater archaeologists. The ship is remembered as a tragic casualty of World War I and serves as a memorial to those who lost their lives aboard her.

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