SS "Formby"
Mercantile Marine Medal 1914-1918,
Son of Maurice & Ellen Butler;
husband of Ellen Butler (nee Keating), of ., Waterford.
Born at Waterford, (28)
►SS Formby, built by Caledon SB. & Eng. Co. Ltd., Dundee in 1914 and owned at the time of her loss by Clyde Shipping Co. Ltd., Glasgow, was a British passenger steamer of 1282 tons. On December 15th, 1917, Formby, on a voyage from Liverpool to Waterford with general cargo, was sunk by the German submarine U-62 (Ernst Hashagen), about 20 miles WNW of Bardsey Island.
35 persons were lost. incl. Master Captain Charles Minards
► SS Formby (2nd Engineer William Lumley) was sunk 15th December with loss of all 37 crew and 2 passengers. Her sister ship ,SS Coningbeg ( Captain Joseph Lumley, father of William) was sunk by the same U boat (U62) two nights later with loss of all 40 crew and 4 passengers .
Both were Waterford Steamers that ran regular trade route Waterford to Liverpool and both were on their way back to Waterford. Of the 83 victims 67 were from Waterford.Due to stormy weather the Waterford Office was unable to telegraph Liverpool to warn of the non arrival of the Formby.
A memorial to the 83 was later erected on the Quay in Waterford. All were given Service Medals (Ireland was still part of Britain) and are listed in the War Graves Commission in London.
Read more at wrecksite: https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12760
SS "Formby"
Mercantile Marine Medal 1914-1918,
Son of Maurice & Ellen Butler;
husband of Ellen Butler (nee Keating), of ., Waterford.
Born at Waterford, (28)
►SS Formby, built by Caledon SB. & Eng. Co. Ltd., Dundee in 1914 and owned at the time of her loss by Clyde Shipping Co. Ltd., Glasgow, was a British passenger steamer of 1282 tons. On December 15th, 1917, Formby, on a voyage from Liverpool to Waterford with general cargo, was sunk by the German submarine U-62 (Ernst Hashagen), about 20 miles WNW of Bardsey Island.
35 persons were lost. incl. Master Captain Charles Minards
► SS Formby (2nd Engineer William Lumley) was sunk 15th December with loss of all 37 crew and 2 passengers. Her sister ship ,SS Coningbeg ( Captain Joseph Lumley, father of William) was sunk by the same U boat (U62) two nights later with loss of all 40 crew and 4 passengers .
Both were Waterford Steamers that ran regular trade route Waterford to Liverpool and both were on their way back to Waterford. Of the 83 victims 67 were from Waterford.Due to stormy weather the Waterford Office was unable to telegraph Liverpool to warn of the non arrival of the Formby.
A memorial to the 83 was later erected on the Quay in Waterford. All were given Service Medals (Ireland was still part of Britain) and are listed in the War Graves Commission in London.
Read more at wrecksite: https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12760
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