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Stephanotis
Names and owners
Year |
Name |
Owner |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | Stephanotis | Stag Line Ltd. | |
| 1916 | Hackensack | Hackensack S.S. Co. Ltd. |
Fate
The steamship Hackensack was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-82, 180 miles north-west of Fastnet, on April 25th, 1917. The ship was on a voyage from Cienfuegos, Cuba, to Queenstown with a cargo of sugar.
Six of the crew were lost including West Hartlepool-born Thomas William Lowes.
The other five crewmen who lost their lives were: Ali Yusuf; Elma, Omar; Hasan Muhammad; Hashim Ali; Umar Muhammad.
Related items :
Hartlepool Crew Losses - First World War
