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Irish Pine Crew

 

       

 

On the 15th of November 1942 the Irish Registered vessel Irish Pine [No159843] owned by Irish Shipping Ltd was attacked and sunk without warning by the German Submarine U 608 Commanded by Kapitan Leutnant Rolf Struckmeier. She immediately sank with the loss of 33 lives.     

Crew Lost

  Patrick Bent, Byrnes Lane, Wexford, Carpenter, aged 56.

  Fred Cowzer, 11b Boyne Street, Dublin, Able Seaman, aged 20.

  Kevin Cashin, 45 Hardwicke Street, Dublin, Ordinary Seaman, aged 21.

  Patrick Cleary, Saint John's Road, Wexford, 4th Engineer, aged 31.

  William Connolly  18 Lower O Connell Street, Kinsale, 3rd Mate, aged 31.

  Joseph Conway, 3 Leyland Place, North Wall, Dublin, Able Seaman, aged 25.

  Robert Crichton, 25 Wellington Street, Edinburgh, 2nd Radio Officer, aged 20.

  Michael Cusack, Glenview Avenue, Limerick, 3rd Engineer, aged 28.

  Thomas Cusack, 105 Evergreen Road, Cork, Steward, aged 50.

  Thomas Daly, 15 Niall Street, North Circular Road, 1st Radio Officer, aged 32.

  Eamon Donagh, 12 Gratton Terrace, Galway, Ordinary Seaman, aged 18.

  Maurice Dooly, 1 Windmill Street, Limerick, Greaser, aged 33.

  Joseph Duffy, 14 Haroldville Avenue, Rialto, Cook, aged 36.

  Peter Fanning, Clogherhead, Co Louth, Able Seaman, aged 56.

  Michael Flynn, 1 Mount Kenneth Cottages, Limerick, Able Seaman, aged 30.

  Alfred Hartnett, 99 Lower Road, Cork, 2nd Mate, aged 50.

  John McCarthy Bandon Road, Kinsale, Greaser, aged 48.

  Frank Murphy, 1 Carrolls Row, Limerick, Fireman, aged 38.

  John Nolan, 17 Marino Green, Fairview, Donkeyman, aged 60.

  George O Brien, 3 West Beach, Cobh, 1st Engineer, aged 39.

  Michael O Callaghan, 22 Saint Patricks Quay, Cork, Assistant Steward, aged 26.

  James O Connell, 26 Parnell Place, Cork, 2nd Engineer, aged 46.

  Joseph O Connor, 91 Oxmantown Road, Dublin, 1st Mate, aged 31.

  Thomas O Donoghue, 5 Newbridge Drive, Sandymount, Cabin Boy, aged 20.

  Matthew O Neill, Maudlinstown, Wexford, Master, aged 41.

  Sean Ryan, 28 Charlotte Quay, Limerick, Fireman, aged 22.

  Patrick Sheehan, 42 James Street, Dublin, Able Seaman, aged 38.

  Stephen Smith, Wellington Place, Wexford, Bosun, aged 42.

  Richard Talbot, 34r Pearse House, Dublin, Able Seaman, aged 57.

  Alphonsus Tobin, 2 Broad Lane, Limerick, Able Seaman, aged 30.

  Frank Tracy, 2 Mount Kenneth Cottages, Limerick, Fireman, aged 24.

  Harry Ward, 11 Eblana Villas, Grand Canal Street, Dublin, Greaser, aged 49.

Hector Young, Rosbrien Road, Limerick, Assistant Cook, aged 20.        

© Peter Mulvany 1986-2008

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