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Jabiru
Names and owners
Year |
Name |
Owner |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | Jabiru | Cork S.S. Co. | |
| 1911 | Tervoe | Limerick S.S. Co. | |
| 1916 | Galicia | J. Hall Jr. & Co. |
Fate
The steamship Galicia was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-70, 140 miles south-west of Fasnet, on June 10th, 1917. The ship was on a voyage from Malaga to London with general cargo.
Four of the crew were lost including Hartlepool-born Robert Powell.
The other crewmen who lost their lives were: Fleming, James; Korosky, Joseph; Massiah, Joseph William.
Related items :
Hartlepool Crew Losses - First World War
