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Re: Sinking of S.S.Amsterdam
Posted by: Jim Binnie ()
Date: December 04, 2007 04:45PM

Thanks Michael,

James Binnie, my Grandfather, first joined this vessel on 16.1.1916 and remained on board until 24.2.1918 when she was sunk by the German submarine UC 49 3 miles SE of Coquet Island, Northumberland, while on passage from Leith to Rotterdam with coal and general cargo. I have the crew agreement for Amsterdam at the time she was torpedoed and the following men are listed as drowned.

Four men were drowned these were as follows:-
Radio Operator Norman Scott Craig - age 24 from Lenzie, Scotland - Cabin boy Peter Daly age 18 from Leith - Second Engineer David Arthur MacGregor age 26 from Leith - Mate Alexander McMillan age 34 from Anderson Glasgow.

I did not know she was operating in convoy. I wonder if anyone has any details of the convoy i.e what other ships were sunk - what was the name of the escorting ships etc

Best wishes

Jim Binnie

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Sinking of S.S.Amsterdam Jim Binnie 12/02/2007 03:35PM
Re: Sinking of S.S.Amsterdam Michael D. 12/04/2007 01:06PM
Re: Sinking of S.S.Amsterdam Jim Binnie 12/04/2007 04:45PM
Re: Sinking of S.S.Amsterdam Ron Young 12/04/2007 08:54PM
Re: Sinking of S.S.Amsterdam Jim Binnie 12/08/2007 04:11PM
Re: Sinking of S.S.Amsterdam Ron Young 12/08/2007 06:18PM
Re: Sinking of S.S.Amsterdam Jim Binnie 12/09/2007 12:32PM
Re: Sinking of S.S.Amsterdam Ron Young 12/09/2007 04:31PM
Re: Sinking of S.S.Amsterdam Jim Binnie 12/16/2007 10:31AM
Re: Sinking of S.S.Amsterdam Seth Bogdanove 04/23/2009 08:46PM


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