A Fireman who was killed on the U.S.S. Mt. Vernon. Torpedoed by a submarine
1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Ralph H Burke
Age in 1910: 16
Birth Year: abt 1894
Birthplace: New Hampshire
Home in 1910: Auburn Ward 2, Androscoggin, Maine
Relation to Head of House: Step Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: New Hampshire
Mother's name: Elizabeth D Sylvester
Mother's Birthplace: Maine
Household Members:
Name Age
Lewis T Sylvester 46
Elizabeth D Sylvester 43
Ralph H Burke 16
Orville Sylvester 16
Leforest C Sylvester 4
U.S., Navy Casualties Books, 1776-1941
Name: Ralph Burke
Death Date: 5 Sep 1918
Ship Name: Mount Vernon
Branch of Service: US Navy
Mother: Lizzie Sylvester
Volume Title: Officers and Enlisted Men, 1917-1918
USS Mount Vernon, Torpedoed, 5 September 1918
On 5 September 1918 the 29,650-ton transport Mount Vernon was enroute back to the United States after delivering troops to the European war zone. While underway in convoy some 200 miles west of France, she spotted a periscope and opened fire. However, unlike many such incidents, this time the periscope was real, belonging to the German submarine U-82, which launched a torpedo. Though she attempted to evade, Mount Vernon was hit amidships. The resulting explosion blew a large hole in her side, putting half her boilers out of action. Thirty-six of her crew were killed and another thirteen injured, but damage control efforts contained her flooding and kept her underway. Mount Vernon steamed back to Brest, France, where she was drydocked for initial repairs. Later she crossed the Atlantic to Boston, Massachusetts, to undergo further work. The ship was again ready for service in February 1919, three months after the November 1918 Armistice had ended the fighting, but in time to help bring American service personnel home from France.
1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Ralph H Burke
Age in 1910: 16
Birth Year: abt 1894
Birthplace: New Hampshire
Home in 1910: Auburn Ward 2, Androscoggin, Maine
Relation to Head of House: Step Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: New Hampshire
Mother's name: Elizabeth D Sylvester
Mother's Birthplace: Maine
Household Members:
Name Age
Lewis T Sylvester 46
Elizabeth D Sylvester 43
Ralph H Burke 16
Orville Sylvester 16
Leforest C Sylvester 4
U.S., Navy Casualties Books, 1776-1941
Name: Ralph Burke
Death Date: 5 Sep 1918
Ship Name: Mount Vernon
Branch of Service: US Navy
Mother: Lizzie Sylvester
Volume Title: Officers and Enlisted Men, 1917-1918
USS Mount Vernon, Torpedoed, 5 September 1918
On 5 September 1918 the 29,650-ton transport Mount Vernon was enroute back to the United States after delivering troops to the European war zone. While underway in convoy some 200 miles west of France, she spotted a periscope and opened fire. However, unlike many such incidents, this time the periscope was real, belonging to the German submarine U-82, which launched a torpedo. Though she attempted to evade, Mount Vernon was hit amidships. The resulting explosion blew a large hole in her side, putting half her boilers out of action. Thirty-six of her crew were killed and another thirteen injured, but damage control efforts contained her flooding and kept her underway. Mount Vernon steamed back to Brest, France, where she was drydocked for initial repairs. Later she crossed the Atlantic to Boston, Massachusetts, to undergo further work. The ship was again ready for service in February 1919, three months after the November 1918 Armistice had ended the fighting, but in time to help bring American service personnel home from France.
A Fireman who was killed on the U.S.S. Mt. Vernon. Torpedoed by a submarine
1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Ralph H Burke
Age in 1910: 16
Birth Year: abt 1894
Birthplace: New Hampshire
Home in 1910: Auburn Ward 2, Androscoggin, Maine
Relation to Head of House: Step Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: New Hampshire
Mother's name: Elizabeth D Sylvester
Mother's Birthplace: Maine
Household Members:
Name Age
Lewis T Sylvester 46
Elizabeth D Sylvester 43
Ralph H Burke 16
Orville Sylvester 16
Leforest C Sylvester 4
U.S., Navy Casualties Books, 1776-1941
Name: Ralph Burke
Death Date: 5 Sep 1918
Ship Name: Mount Vernon
Branch of Service: US Navy
Mother: Lizzie Sylvester
Volume Title: Officers and Enlisted Men, 1917-1918
USS Mount Vernon, Torpedoed, 5 September 1918
On 5 September 1918 the 29,650-ton transport Mount Vernon was enroute back to the United States after delivering troops to the European war zone. While underway in convoy some 200 miles west of France, she spotted a periscope and opened fire. However, unlike many such incidents, this time the periscope was real, belonging to the German submarine U-82, which launched a torpedo. Though she attempted to evade, Mount Vernon was hit amidships. The resulting explosion blew a large hole in her side, putting half her boilers out of action. Thirty-six of her crew were killed and another thirteen injured, but damage control efforts contained her flooding and kept her underway. Mount Vernon steamed back to Brest, France, where she was drydocked for initial repairs. Later she crossed the Atlantic to Boston, Massachusetts, to undergo further work. The ship was again ready for service in February 1919, three months after the November 1918 Armistice had ended the fighting, but in time to help bring American service personnel home from France.
1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Ralph H Burke
Age in 1910: 16
Birth Year: abt 1894
Birthplace: New Hampshire
Home in 1910: Auburn Ward 2, Androscoggin, Maine
Relation to Head of House: Step Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: New Hampshire
Mother's name: Elizabeth D Sylvester
Mother's Birthplace: Maine
Household Members:
Name Age
Lewis T Sylvester 46
Elizabeth D Sylvester 43
Ralph H Burke 16
Orville Sylvester 16
Leforest C Sylvester 4
U.S., Navy Casualties Books, 1776-1941
Name: Ralph Burke
Death Date: 5 Sep 1918
Ship Name: Mount Vernon
Branch of Service: US Navy
Mother: Lizzie Sylvester
Volume Title: Officers and Enlisted Men, 1917-1918
USS Mount Vernon, Torpedoed, 5 September 1918
On 5 September 1918 the 29,650-ton transport Mount Vernon was enroute back to the United States after delivering troops to the European war zone. While underway in convoy some 200 miles west of France, she spotted a periscope and opened fire. However, unlike many such incidents, this time the periscope was real, belonging to the German submarine U-82, which launched a torpedo. Though she attempted to evade, Mount Vernon was hit amidships. The resulting explosion blew a large hole in her side, putting half her boilers out of action. Thirty-six of her crew were killed and another thirteen injured, but damage control efforts contained her flooding and kept her underway. Mount Vernon steamed back to Brest, France, where she was drydocked for initial repairs. Later she crossed the Atlantic to Boston, Massachusetts, to undergo further work. The ship was again ready for service in February 1919, three months after the November 1918 Armistice had ended the fighting, but in time to help bring American service personnel home from France.
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