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Ormiston
Names and owners
Year |
Name |
Owner |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1886 | Ormiston | Irish Shipowners' Co. Ltd. | |
| 1888 | Lord Charlemont | Irish Shipowners' Co. Ltd. |
Fate
The steamship Lord Charlemont was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-34, 22 miles north of Alboran Island, Morocco, on April 19th, 1918. The ship was on a voyage from La Spezia, Italy, to Gibraltar in ballast.
Eight crew were lost including Hartlepool-born 3rd Engineer John Phillipson Keasey.
The other crewmen who lost their lives were: Ah Fong; Chai Sin Lai; Cheung Fook; Chow Fook; Kai Lum; Shun Kan; Tao Lum.
Related items :
Hartlepool Crew Losses - First World War
