Hartlepool Sports & Leisure
Hartlepool Transport
A Potted History Of Hartlepool
Hartlepool Trade & Industry
Hartlepool Health & Education
Hartlepool People
Hartlepool Places
Hartlepool at War
Hartlepool Ships & Shipping
Year |
Name |
Owner |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | Duquesa | Furness-Houlder Argentine Lines Ltd. |
The refrigerator ship with a cargo of 14 million eggs & 3,000 tons of frozen meat was captured by the German battleship Admiral Scheer in 00.57N/22.42W on 18 December 1940 & her cargo used to re-supply 3 German auxiliary cruisers. She was scuttled by the German cruiser Pinguin on 18 February 1941.
