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Parthenia
Names and owners
Year |
Name |
Owner |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | Parthenia | Parthenia S.S. Co. Ltd. | |
| 1914 | Parthenia | Donaldson Line Ltd. |
Fate
The British steamship Parthenia was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-69 (Ernst Wilhelms), 140 miles west of the Bishop Rock, on June 6th, 1917. The ship was oln a voyage from New York to London with oats, steel and general cargo. Three crew were lost.
John Daley, fireman, 45, b. Glasgow; Gaspard Helsen, fireman, 41, b. Belgium; D. Reed, fireman, Ohio, USA.
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Hartlepool Ship Losses - First World War
