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Hartlepool at War
Hartlepool Ships & Shipping
Start Point
Names and owners
Year |
Name |
Owner |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Start Point | Norfolk & North American Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. | |
| 1915 | Maxton | Furness Withy & Co. Ltd. |
Fate
The British steamship Maxton was torpedoed and sunk by U-19 (Cdr. Johannes Spieb), north-west of Malin Head on December 28th, 1917. The ship was on a voyage from Glasgow to Philadelphia with general cargo. One crewman was lost.
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