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HMS Pathfinder

Names and owners

Year

Name

Owner

1904 HMS Pathfinder Royal Navy

Fate

The Scout Cruiser HMS Pathfinder was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-21, off St. Abb's Head, Scotland, on September 5th, 1914. Two hundred and fifty-nine of her crew were lost, including one from the Hartlepools -  Thomas Whiteway.

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