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March 29, 1941 the steam trawler Exeter, a veteran of the Great War, 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. |
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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" |
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Rate |
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Aldous, William G. |
Skipper |
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Beare, Sydney |
Cook |
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Chaney, Walter H. |
Second Hand |
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Chapman, John H. |
Boatswain |
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Coverdale, Thomas J. |
Deck Hand |
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Evans, David |
Third Engineer |
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Griffiths, Benjamin |
Chief Engineer |
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Spindler, David G. |
Third Hand |
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Sugden, Henry |
Second Engineer |
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