Year |
Name |
Owner |
|
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1909 | Parisiana | Furness Withy & Co. Ltd. | |
1909 | Bendew | Joseph Hoult & Co. Ltd. | |
1913 | Bendew | Admiral Nelson Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. |
Sank 9 miles south-east of the Kentish Knock Lightvessel, on April 4th, 1916, after striking a mine laid by the German submarine UC-1 (Egon von Werner) on March 21st. The ship was on a voyage from Port Breira to River Tyne with a cargo of iron ore. Master J. Jones.
One life lost-Robert Cook, fireman.
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.