Year |
Name |
Owner |
|
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1909 | Glencliffe | Glencliffe S.S. Co. Ltd. | |
1917 | Glencliffe | National Steam Ship Co. Ltd. |
Torpedoed and sunk by U-52 off Tabarca Island, Spain, on April 12th, 1917. The ship was on a voyage from the Clyde to Genoa, with coal and general cargo. The chief engineer and two gunners were taken prisoner and one crewman was lost. Master - H. Rendall.
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.