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A Potted History Of Hartlepool
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Hartlepool at War
Hartlepool Ships & Shipping
Year |
Name |
Owner |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | Emanuel | Rederi AB Helsingborg | |
| 1917 | Roland | Angfartygs AB Tirfing | |
| 1919 | Jaffa | Rederi AB Sverige-Levanten | |
| 1925 | Liana | Rederi AB Lerberget |
On a voyage from Blyth for Halmstead, Sweden with a cargo of coal & a crew of 20 Liana was torpedoed by German submarine U14 (Herbert Wohlfarth) & sank 24 miles north of Kinnaird Head on 16 February 1940. 8 survivors were picked up by the Santos which was then sunk on 24 February with the loss of 6 of the survivors from Liana. 10 lives lost in first attack; 6 lives lost in second attack.
