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Murex Voyage History

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Hartlepool Ship Losses - First World War

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.

Murex - a general history

Owners: 1892 M Samuel & Co, London: 1898 Shell Transport & Trading Co Ltd (M Samuel & Co) London: 1907 Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co, London

Masters: 1893 TG Scott: 1894-95 SJG Parsons: 1896 E Halliday: 1898 DJ Davies: 1899 E Halliday: 1908-09 EA Deacon.

Murex sailed from West Hartlepool on July 26th, 1892 on a voyage for the Russian port of Batum where she loaded 4,000 tonnes of kerosene. She passed through the Suez Canal on August 24th, 1892 and discharged her cargo at Singapore and Bangkok.

On a voyage fron Sydney, NSW for Balik Papan, Borneo in ballast & with a total crew of 43 Murex was stranded at Brill Reef in the Java Sea on 16 July 1912. 1 life was lost.

Murex Yardbook pages

Murex Yardbook pages.

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