Year |
Name |
Owner |
|
---|---|---|---|
1907 | Calcutta | Steamship Calcutta Co. Ltd. | |
1915 | North Cambria | North Shipping Co. Ltd. |
The British steamship North Cambria sank after a collision with the vessel Port Stephen off the west coast of France on August 1st, 1918. The ship was on a voyage from New York to La Pallice with railway material. Master T. Evans.
This section will, in time, contain the stories of more than 450 merchant ships built or owned in the Hartlepools, and which were lost during the First World War. As an illustration of the truly global nature of shipbuilding, these ships were owned by companies from 22 different countries, including more than 30 sailing under the German flag at the outbreak of war.