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Voorburg
Names and owners
Year |
Name |
Owner |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | Voorburg | NV Stoomvaart Mij Amsterdam | |
| 1911 | Boldwell | Franco-Ottoman Shipping Co. Ltd. | |
| 1914 | Boldwell | Gulf Lines Ltd. | |
| 1915 | Boldwell | Nielrose Steam Ship Co. Ltd. | |
| 1917 | Boldwell | Byron S.S. Co. Ltd. |
Fate
The steamship Boldwell was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine UC-20, west of Malta on May 27th, 1917. The ship was on a voyage from the Tyne to Alexandria with a cargo of coal.
Three of her crew were lost including Hartlepool-born Arthur Short. The other two crewmen who lost their lives were P. Bruce and Ebeneezer Hill.
Related items :
Hartlepool Crew Losses - First World War
