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Ilston
Names and owners
Year |
Name |
Owner |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | Ilston | Swansea Steamers Ltd. |
Fate
The steamship Ilston was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine UB-23, 4 miles south-east of the Lizard, on June 30th, 1917. The ship was on a voyage from Swansea to France with a cargo of railway materials.
Six of the crew were lost including Henry Cave of West Hartlepool.
The other crewmen who lost their lives were: Ali Hasan; Gent, Charles William; Hinson, Nelson; Richards, Joseph; Said Nusair.
Related items :
Hartlepool Crew Losses - First World War
