Year |
Name |
Owner |
|
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1912 | Elele | British and African Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. |
The British steamship Elele was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-24 (Walter Remy) off the west coast of Ireland on June 18th, 1917. The ship was on a voyage from Boston to Liverpool, with a cargo of wheat & munitions.
This section will, in time, contain the stories of more than 450 merchant ships built or owned in the Hartlepools, and which were lost during the First World War. As an illustration of the truly global nature of shipbuilding, these ships were owned by companies from 22 different countries, including more than 30 sailing under the German flag at the outbreak of war.