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Empire Hurst

Names and owners

Year

Name

Owner

1941 Empire Hurst British Government

Fate

Bombed and sunk by German aircraft south-west of Lisbon on August 11th, 1941. The ship was on a voyage from Aguilas, Spain, to Barrow with a cargo of iron ore. Master Malcolm Joseph Grieves. 26 lives were lost.

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