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Elba
Names and owners
Year |
Name |
Owner |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | Elba | J. Currie & Co. |
Fate
The steamship Elba was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine UB-103 some 6 miles north-west of the Pendeen Light, on April 28th, 1918. The ship was on a voyage from Cardiff to an unknown destination.
Ten of the crew were lost including James Watchman of West Hartlepool.
The other crewmen who lost their lives were: Carolus, Christopher; Falk, Jons; Kaptalos, Phillipinos; Mansfield, Daniel; McPherson, George; Murray, Norman; Ross, Alexander Duffin; Toulson, Frederick; Wards, William.
Related items :
Hartlepool Crew Losses - First World War
