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Re: SS Hogarth sunk 1918 off Farne Islands
Posted by: Ron ()
Date: December 20, 2005 12:34PM

Hello Stuart

The HOGARTH (Official No.99647) was a steel hulled 1,226-ton British cargo/passenger steamship that was registered in Aberdeen and measured: 77.01m by length, a 9.93m-beam & a 5.33m-draught. Hall, Russell & Co., Aberdeen built and completed her as Yard No.275 in January 1893 for Aberdeen Steam Navigation Co., Aberdeen. The single steel propeller was powered by a 343hp, 3-cylinder triple expansion steam engine that used two boilers. She was armed for defence during WWI with a 13-pounder (5.90-kilos) deck gun.

Final voyage:
On 7 June 1918, the Imperial German U-boat, SM UB 107 (Kplt. Eberhard von Prittwitz und Gaffron) torpedoed the SS HOGARTH (Captain David Stephen), 10-miles south ½ east from the Longstone light. The steamer had sailed from London for Aberdeen with a 650-ton general cargo, but was hit amidships at midnight and sank almost at once; with the loss of 25 crewmen. The sole survivor was the senior DEMS gunner, who happened to be in his cabin at the time; the next thing he could remember was being in the freezing water and clinging to some of the ship’s floating wreckage. It was two days, before a passing patrol boat picked him up and took him to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, where he was treated for hypothermia.
The men who died:

Adamson, Alexander 19yrs, Fireman
Anderson, Alexander Second Engineer
Barnett, John 33yrs, Carpenter, JOHN
Binnie, Alex 43yrs, Trimmer
Bodie, Alexander Ingram 37yrs, Cook
Bowles, Albert Edward 18yrs, Trimmer
Byres, Stephen Reynolds 58yrs, Able Seaman
Cheyne, George 33yrs, Greaser
Cooper, J. Greaser
Cormack, Peter 33yrs, Fireman
Dunlop, James Alexander 31yrs, Donkeyman
Gibb, Duncan Forbes 33yrs, Fireman
Main, Harry 34yrs, Fireman
Marr, George, Steward
McBrain, George 61yrs, Able Seaman
McDonald, John 54yrs, Boatswain (Bosun)
Niclasen, Niels Carl Sofus 30yrs, Able Seaman
Porter, David 34yrs, Able Seaman
Ritchie, Andrew 45yrs, Able Seaman
Robb, Alexander 34yrs, Able Seaman
Robertson, James, First Engineer
Smart, Alexander 45yrs, Mate
Smith, Alexander Walker 31yrs, Fireman
Stephen, David 55yrs, Master
Steward, William Second Mate

(For standing by one of their steamers that was torpedoed, Captain David Stephen had been presented with a Gold Watch from British Indian Steam Navigation Co., on 25th October 1916; he was also presented with Lloyd’s Silver Medal in June 1918 and also cheque for saving another steamer in the same position.)

Cheers Ron

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SS Hogarth sunk 1918 off Farne Islands Stuart Piper 12/20/2005 08:12AM
Re: SS Hogarth sunk 1918 off Farne Islands parmstrong 12/20/2005 11:17AM
Re: SS Hogarth sunk 1918 off Farne Islands Ron 12/20/2005 12:34PM
Re: SS Hogarth sunk 1918 off Farne Islands Ron 12/20/2005 12:37PM
Re: SS Hogarth sunk 1918 off Farne Islands parmstrong 12/20/2005 01:07PM
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