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.
This section will, in time, contain the stories of more than 450 merchant ships built or owned in the Hartlepools, and which were lost during the First World War. As an illustration of the truly global nature of shipbuilding, these ships were owned by companies from 22 different countries, including more than 30 sailing under the German flag at the outbreak of war.
Dundee Courier – July 7th, 1902
Holyhead, July 6.—The steamers Rappahannock and Dalegarth have been in collision off the Stack. The former has put into Holyhead badly damaged portside amidships and heavy list to port. The Dalegarth damaged her stem and port bow. She is proceeding east, probably to Liverpool.