Year |
Name |
Owner |
|
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1893 | Buteshire | Turnbull Martin | |
1915 | Bollington Grange | Houlder Bros. & Co. | |
1916 | Canonesa | Furness-Houlder Argentine Lines Ltd. | |
1919 | Magicstar | Blue Star Line |
The steamship Canonesa was torpedoed by the German submarine UB-57 when some 14 miles off Worthing, on a voyage from Boulogne to Newport in ballast, on May 1st, 1918. Although the ship safely made port, 8 members of the crew were lost, including James Sparke of West Hartlepool.
The other crewmen who lost their lives were: Bergen, Leo; Diaz, Vincent; Flanagan, Martin Joseph; Minshull, James; Samaras, Alexos; Satchwell, Ernest; Wingden, Samuel.
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.