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Porthcawl

Names and owners

Year

Name

Owner

1904 Porthcawl Porthcawl S.S. Co.
1912 Springhill Fisher, Renwick & Co.

Fate

The steamship Springhill sank on August 24th, 1917, after striking a mine laid by the German submarine UB-21, 4 miles north-east of Scarborough. The ship was on a voyage from Hartlepool to London with a cargo of coal.

Four crew were lost including West Hartlepool-born George Albert Welch. The other crewmen who lost their lives were: Ahmad Masil; Shephard, George William; Young, Christopher James.

 

 

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