WW11 torpedoed and sunk off coast of Ireland

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi Robert.
I have looked through my book of ships sunk during the 2 world war and the only name near to what you have is the Belgravian sunk by U-372 Captain Heinz Joachim Neumann.
Cheers Des

[Doc Vernon]

Britain, Merchant Seamen, 1918-1941
Series	BT364
First name(s)	Henry
Last name	Kirkman
Event year	1918-41
Birth year	1908
Discharge number	256242
Birth place	London
Birth county/country	-
Birth date	07 Jan 1908
Discharge number prefix	R
Card type	CR1
Archive	The National Archives
Date range	1918-1941
Category	Education & work
Subcategory	Merchant navy & maritime
Collections from	Great Britain, UK None

[Doc Vernon]

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I wonder what that Barrister Number Is ??????

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[John Arton]

Barrister, 166266.
Surely as stated that is the vessels name and official number Doc.
rgds
JA

[Keith at Tregenna]

SS Barrister [+1943]

Irish Wrecks On-Line - Barrister SS (No. 116)

This Barrister was in a convoy from North Africa to Glasgow when a submarine warning dispersed the ships. The Barister had engine failure and drifted ashore on a reef off Inisshark in fog on 4th January 1943. All aboard escaped and were assisted in Renvyle house hotel where her bell hangs in the bar. The Barrister was owned by Harrison´s and built in 1939 at Lithgow´s Port Glasgow ?

SS Barrister [+1917]

Built as Saint Hugo for British & Foreign SS. Co., Ltd. (Rankin, Gilmour & Co., Ltd.), Liverpool. Sold in 1917 to Charente SS. Co., Ltd. (T. & J. Harrison), Liverpool and renamed Barrister to replace the vessel of the same name that was sunk by U 49 in May 1917.

SS Barrister ? [+1918]

SS Barrister, built by Russell & Co., Port Glasgow in 1916 and owned at the time of her loss by Charente SS. Co. Ltd. (T. & J. Harrison), Liverpool, was a British steamer of 4.952 tons.

On September 19th, 1918, Barrister, on a voyage from Glasgow & Liverpool to West Indies with general cargo and mails, was sunk by the German submarine UB-64 (Ernst Krieger), 9 miles W1/2N of the Chicken Rock lighthouse, southwest of Isle of Man. 30 persons were lost.

[Doc Vernon]

Barrister, 166266.
Surely as stated that is the vessels name and official number Doc.
rgds
JA

Oh no JA
I am loosing it LOL
Old Age I blame it on!
Cheers

[Keith at Tregenna]

If I see this correctly, he must have joined at least one other ship as apparently both the ship and rescue ship were torpedoed ?

Keith.

[j.sabourn]

My records show a Barnby, Short Bros. torpedoed and. Sunk off Cape Farewell 22. 5. 41 bound for Halifax then Hull. Sank by U111. Cannot find the name stated but is a big tome (book) so may yet appear somewhere else. JWS

[Keith at Tregenna]

On one of his voyages, Harry’s ship was torpedoed and sunk by a German U-boat and his rescue ship also was torpedoed. He was rescued a second time. Harry also just missed getting zapped by a German V-2 rocket which destroyed his home in London.

Could the incident be earlier and the Barrister be the second rescue ?

K.

[Doc Vernon]

Barnby

British

grain

Hull

From HX 125 Sunk

Barnby (British Steam merchant) - Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII - uboat.net