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Thistledhu

Names and owners

Year

Name

Owner
1901 Thistledhu Albyn Line Ltd.

Fate

The British steamship Thistledhu was torpedoed and sunk by U-82 off the west coast of Ireland, on June 18th, 1917. The ship was on a voyage from Iquique to Newport with a cargo of nitrate. Master - G.A. Whitfield. Four lives were lost.

Charles Davidson, able seaman; Alexis Kirilov, fireman, 24, b. Vologda, Russia; E. Ramos, donkeyman, 32, b. Valparaiso, Chile; Albert Sjovall, able seaman, 28, b. Denmark

 

 

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