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Cornelia - a general history

Official No. 67520: Code Letters KTPC.

Owners: 1872 Herskind & Gray, West Hartlepool: 1874 Fritz Herskind, West Hartlepool: 1884 Herskind & Woods, West Hartlepool: 1889 JM Gunn & Co, Cardiff: 1897 Cornelia SS Co Ltd (Guthrie, Heywood & Co) Cardiff: 1900 William Munroe, Cardiff: 1902 William Munroe, West Hartlepool

Masters: 1874 Petersen: 1886-90 EK Stonehouse: 1891 MF Nielsen: 1892-96 MF Paulsen: 1899 NP Nielsen: 1900-02 MF Paulsen: 1905-07 EG Ronbeck: 1907-09 J Anderson: 1913 D Thomas.

Royal Cornwall Gazette Friday 14th December, 1883:
Messrs. Herskind and Co., of West Hartlepool, have received information from the captain of the steamer Cornelia, which has just arrived in the Tyne from Pomaron, that while off the Portuguese coast, on the passage home, she sighted a large balloon and car, the latter floating on the sea. The balloon was got on board, but no-one was found in charge of it. The car contained seven articles of male attire, two national flags of Portugal, and some money of that country. Little doubt exists but that in attempting to lighten the car the aeronaut has been drowned.

Cornelia was captured & sunk by gunfire from German submarine (UC-43 Erwin Sebelin) nine miles WNW of the Skelligs in 51.47N/10.43W on 6 March 1917. No lives lost.

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