Post by Administrator on Mar 7, 2022 22:12:48 GMT
On This Day in 1918 – The SS Kenmare, part of the fleet of the Cork Steampacket Company, was sunk without warning in Irish waters, from a torpedo fired from a German submarine.
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Out of the crew of 35, only six were saved. The vessel was en route from Liverpool to Cork when it was struck. Most of the crew were in their bunks asleep when they were awoken by a loud explosion that shattered the ship from end to end. It sank in less than two minutes.
Among the 29 deceased was the ship’s skipper, Captain Blacklock, a native of Liverpool who had for some years resided in Cork, from where most of the crew hailed.
Stair na hÉireann / History of Ireland
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Out of the crew of 35, only six were saved. The vessel was en route from Liverpool to Cork when it was struck. Most of the crew were in their bunks asleep when they were awoken by a loud explosion that shattered the ship from end to end. It sank in less than two minutes.
Among the 29 deceased was the ship’s skipper, Captain Blacklock, a native of Liverpool who had for some years resided in Cork, from where most of the crew hailed.
Stair na hÉireann / History of Ireland