DAWPOOL / WILLKCOMMEN / HAALON /

DAWPOOL WAS A  IRON VESSEL OF 1,788 TONS.SHE HAD BEEN BUILT BY HARLAND & WOLFF AT BELFAST IN 1880

SHE WAS OWNED BY ISMAY & CO ( WHITE STAR / NORTH WEST SHIPPING CO )

SHE WAS SOLD IN 1895 TO A GERMAN CONCERN AND RENAMED WILLKCOMMEN

SHE WAS SOLD AGAIN IN 1905 AND RENAMED HAALON ( NORWEGIAN ) AND RENAMED AGAIN IN 1916 TO VESTELV

SHE WAS TORPEDOED   ON 23RD APRIL 1917 BY A GERMN SUBMARINE OFF TORY ISLAND

 

 

  

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