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Sinking of the City of Lucknow
Posted by: Jim Binnie ()
Date: December 11, 2007 05:10PM

Hi,
I am presently researching the above and have kindly been given a copy of the logbook of U 21 (Otto Hersing) by Michael Lowrey. The details on this open up a few questions for me such as how many were on board at the time of the sinking? Hersing reports that there were at least 100 in 3 lifeboats whilst there were still many on board. Also I cannot find any information on the origins of the ship - I know she was built by Barclay & Curle on the Clyde for Caw. Prentice & Clapperton as Guyana and taken over by Ellerman in 1901 but do not know other than that for example how many passengers could she carry? I am resolved to make a search at Kew over the internet and would be grateful if anyone could give me a reference number to make the search. My father was on the City of Lucknow as a first trip apprentice when she was sunk. He was also sunk on the City of Paris the following year. His Father was sunk on the Amsterdam after that. I gues they had a hell of time.

Best wishes

Jim Binnie

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Sinking of the City of Lucknow Jim Binnie 12/11/2007 05:10PM
Re: Sinking of the City of Lucknow Ron Young 12/11/2007 06:06PM
Re: Sinking of the City of Lucknow Jim Binnie 12/12/2007 02:39PM
Re: Sinking of the City of Lucknow Oliver Lörscher 12/15/2007 09:02PM
Re: Sinking of the City of Lucknow Jim Binnie 12/16/2007 11:48AM
Re: Sinking of the City of Lucknow Jim Binnie 12/18/2007 03:03PM
Re: Sinking of the City of Lucknow Oliver Lörscher 12/18/2007 08:59PM
Re: Sinking of the City of Lucknow Jim Binnie 12/19/2007 09:05AM
Re: Sinking of the City of Lucknow Oliver Lörscher 12/19/2007 12:38PM
Re: Sinking of the City of Lucknow Jim Binnie 12/19/2007 02:11PM
Re: Sinking of the City of Lucknow Daniel Stern 03/31/2008 04:02PM
Re: Sinking of the City of Lucknow Oliver Lörscher 03/31/2008 05:06PM
Re: Sinking of the City of Lucknow Jim Binnie 04/01/2008 02:29PM
Re: Sinking of the City of Lucknow Daniel Stern 04/01/2008 03:30PM
Re: Sinking of the City of Lucknow Jim Binnie 04/01/2008 04:04PM


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