CPR Steam Tug Moose. WW1/WW2

[Carl Leckey]

I served on the Liverpool tug Prairie Cock as AB and Mate She was formerly the CPR tug Moose.
She had quite a history since she was built in Grayson Rollo's yard in Garston !915, I am trying to trace the history of her sinking in WW1 alongside HMT Kingstonia torpedoed off Sardinia 1918.I can find no record of the Kingstonia troop ship or the names of the crew lost on the tug Moose. The Moose was raised continued her war work and was returned to the owners CPR after the war. In 1945 she sank again losing her six man crew. I can find no record of their names. Any assistance would be most welcome. carl Leckey.
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Carl.

[Doc Vernon]

I certainly am not sure,but wonder if this would be a Pic of that Tug!
Possibly not old enough for her!
Cheers

I hope that you get some good replies to your post!
Welcome to the site!
Cheers

http://www.photoship.co.uk/JAlbum%20.../Moose-01.html

On 28 April the Dalkeith arrived at Carloforte Bay, San Pietro Island in southwest Sardinia to commence salvage operations on the merchant ship Kingstonian which had been damaged by submarine on 11 April 1918. The Kingstonian, rescue tug Moose and Dalkeith were torpedoed by UB-48, Dalkeith sinking in two minutes, the Kingstonian breaking in two. Nine men, most of them locally employed Greeks, were killed onboard the Dalkeith, one man died on the Kingstonian and two civilians were killed in Carloforte when stray shells landed in the town.