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Auckland Castle
Names and owners
Year |
Name |
Owner |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1883 | Auckland Castle | Mordey & Carney |
Fate
The steamship Auckland Castle was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine UC-59, 5 miles east of the Farne Islands on August 24th, 1918. The ship was on a voyage from Hartlepool to Moss with a cargo of coal.
Twelve of her crew were lost, including four from the Hartlepools:
Joseph Barker
Stephen Hulme Cheney
Thomas McDonald Moore
Henry Ryan
Related items :
Hartlepool Crew Losses - First World War
