Year |
Name |
Owner |
|
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1889 | Beeswing | J. Crass & Co. | |
1914 | Beeswing | Bowser Ormston |
The steamship Beeswing sailed from the Tyne on March 2nd, 1915, bound for Dieppe with a cargo of coal, and was not heard from again. It was presumed the ship had been mined or torpedoed with the loss of all 21 crew.
Three men from West Hartlepool were lost :
William Henry Prentice, Master
William Henry Prentice, 1st Mate
Harry Mitschke, Sailor
The other crewmen who lost their lives were: Allvin, Walter Hobson; Anderson, William; Broden, Frank; Brown, J.; Chipchase, Clement Robson; De Feries, R.G.; Gorgensen, Anton; Graham, George Keedy; Harrison, James William; Harvey, George; Helm, T.; Ludlow, Albert Edward; Middleton, Charles; Morley, Thomas; Ogren, B.; Peterson, T.; Richards, William; Strom, Henry; Thompson, J.W.
In this section you will find information, photographs and stories relating to more than 260 Hartlepool seamen who lost their lives during during the First World War, and of the ships they served on.
To find a particular crewman, simply type his Surname in the Search Box at the top of the page.