SS "Coningbeg"
Son of the late Edward & Margaret Barry;
husband of Margaret Barry (nee Dempsey), of Waterford.
Born at Waterford,(49)
► Coningbeg (Master Captain Joseph Lumley, was sunk on the night of 17th December on its way back to Waterford from Liverpool . All 40 crew and 4 passengers were lost.
A sister ship (SS Formby) - whose 2nd Engineer, William Lumley was son of Joseph - was sunk by the same U Boat(U62) two nights earlier also on its way back from Liverpool to Waterford - all 37 crew and 2 passengers were lost.
A memorial to the 83was later erected on the Quay in Waterford.67 of the 83 lost were from Waterford. All were given Service Medals (Ireland was still part of Britain) and are listed in the War Graves Commission in London.
Both Ships sank within 3 minutes of being hit indicating both were hit in the boiler room. Due to stormy weather,the Waterford Office could not telegraph Liverpool to warn the Coningbeg of the non arrival of the Formby. [added by Ellis Michael in 11/10/2010]
► On December 17th, 1917, the British steamer SS Coningbeg, on a voyage from Liverpool to Waterford with general cargo, was sunk by the German submarine U-62 (Ernst Hashagen) in the Irish Sea, approximately 20 miles southwest of Bardsey Island. 15 persons were killed. [added by Jan Lettens 14/08/2010]
Read more at wrecksite: https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12759
SS "Coningbeg"
Son of the late Edward & Margaret Barry;
husband of Margaret Barry (nee Dempsey), of Waterford.
Born at Waterford,(49)
► Coningbeg (Master Captain Joseph Lumley, was sunk on the night of 17th December on its way back to Waterford from Liverpool . All 40 crew and 4 passengers were lost.
A sister ship (SS Formby) - whose 2nd Engineer, William Lumley was son of Joseph - was sunk by the same U Boat(U62) two nights earlier also on its way back from Liverpool to Waterford - all 37 crew and 2 passengers were lost.
A memorial to the 83was later erected on the Quay in Waterford.67 of the 83 lost were from Waterford. All were given Service Medals (Ireland was still part of Britain) and are listed in the War Graves Commission in London.
Both Ships sank within 3 minutes of being hit indicating both were hit in the boiler room. Due to stormy weather,the Waterford Office could not telegraph Liverpool to warn the Coningbeg of the non arrival of the Formby. [added by Ellis Michael in 11/10/2010]
► On December 17th, 1917, the British steamer SS Coningbeg, on a voyage from Liverpool to Waterford with general cargo, was sunk by the German submarine U-62 (Ernst Hashagen) in the Irish Sea, approximately 20 miles southwest of Bardsey Island. 15 persons were killed. [added by Jan Lettens 14/08/2010]
Read more at wrecksite: https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?12759
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