Daily Event for March 29


March 29, 1941 the steam trawler Exeter, a veteran of World War 1, was bombed and sunk off Ballycotton,
Ireland by German aircraft. She was built at the Govan shipyard of Mackie & Thomson, launched Sept. 1, 1897
for Hagerup, Doughty & Co Ltd. of Grimsby. In 1917, after she was requisitioned into the fishing reserve fleet
and returned to her owners in 1919.

After a series of owners she finally ended up in the hands of Yolland & Llewellin Trawling Co, Milford Haven,
Wales, this in 1939. What happened on board will never be known as all nine of the crew perished in the
attack.

© 2009 Michael W. Pocock
MaritimeQuest.com




Roll of Honour
In memory of those who lost their lives in SS Exeter
"As long as we embrace them in our memory, their spirit will always be with us"

Name
Rate
Aldous, William G.
Skipper
Beare, Sydney
Cook
Chaney, Walter H.
Second Hand
Chapman, John H.
Boatswain
Coverdale, Thomas J.
Deck Hand
Evans, David
Third Engineer
Griffiths, Benjamin
Chief Engineer
Spindler, David G.
Third Hand
Sugden, Henry
Second Engineer


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