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Kilsyth
Names and owners
Year |
Name |
Owner |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | Kilsyth | Kilsyth Shipping Co. Ltd. | |
| 1909 | Kilsyth | Renfrewshire S.S. Co. Ltd. | |
| 1917 | Burnstone | Alexander Brothers |
Fate
The steamship Burnstone was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine UB-62, 44 miles north of the Farne Isles on March 19th, 1918. The ship was on a voyage from Immingham to an unknown destination carrying a cargo of coal.
Five crew were lost including George Green of West Hartlepool.
The other crewmen who lost their lives were: Billett, Arthur Somers; Hogarth, Joseph; Todd, Alfonso; Walters, Stephen Maitland.
Related items :
Hartlepool Crew Losses - First World War
