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Ran
Names and owners
Year |
Name |
Owner |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | Ran | J.R. Olsen | |
| 1915 | Idaho | C. Haaland | |
| 1918 | Idaho | The Shipping Controller |
Fate
On August 19th, 1918, the British-registered steamship Idaho, was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-107 (Kurt Siewert), 120 miles off north-west Spain. Master F.W. Kirk. Eleven crew were lost.
1899: Managing Owner Jacob R. Olsen. Registered Bergen. Master (1899-1907), P. Hansen; (1908-1911), K.B. Jensen; (1912-1913), O. Hansen; (1914-1915), I. Borve.
1915: Owner - Dampskibsselskab Aktieselskab Idaho [i.e. the Idaho Steamship Company Limited]. Manager - Christian Haaland. Registered Haugesund (Norway). Master (1915-1917), P. Ommundsen.
1918: Owner - The Shipping Controller. Manager - Henry Samman & Co., Hull. Master - F.W. Kirk.
Related items :
Hartlepool Ship Losses - First World War
