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SS MAGDALENA nationality:        british purpose:        transport type:        cargo ship propulsion:        steam date built:        1923 status:  sank details tonnage:        3118  grt dimensions:        99.1 x 14.6 x 6.7 m material:         steel engine:        1 x 3 Cyl. Triple expansion engine by Blair & Co., Stockton-on-Tees, England., single shaft, 1 screw power:        297  n.h.p. speed:         9  knots yard no.:        208 about the loss cause lost:        torpedo date lost:        18/09/1940 casualties:        † max.30rank: 681 list of people about people builder:      Craig, Taylor & Co. Ltd., Stockton-On-Tees engine by: Blair & Co. Ltd., Stockton-On-Tees last owner: [1]               Smith, Hogg & Co. Ltd., West Hartlepool (Sunderland) SS Magdalena [+1940] period 1939 ~ 1940 prev. owners: [2]               Lensen A.C. Stoomvaart Maatschappij N. V. SS Magdalena period 1923 ~ 1939 captain:        † Frederick Allen about the wreck depth (m.):        1400 max. / -- min. (m)

The SS Magdalena, straggler from convoy was carrying a cargo of 4,600 tons or iron ore on  19th september 1940 she was torpedoed by German submarine U-48 and sank South of Iceland.

People on board SS MAGDALENA 1.               AFODU MOBOLAJI ABISIGAN (37), Fireman & Trimmer, SS Magdalena, Merchant Navy, †18/09/1940, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 2.               ALLAN, DUNCAN MCLAREN (52), Second Officer, SS Magdalena, Merchant Navy, †18/09/1940, Husband of E. Allan, of Hessle, Yorkshire, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 3.               ALLEN, FREDERICK (59), Master, SS Magdalena, Merchant Navy, †18/09/1940, Son of William J. and Jane Elizabeth Allen; husband of Edith M. Allen, of Harrogate, Yorkshire, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 4.               ANDREWS, WILLIAM (26), Able Seaman/Gunner, SS Magdalena, °1913 ~ †18/09/1940 5.               BESSMAN, THOMAS TUGBAH (51), Donkeyman, SS Magdalena, Merchant Navy, †18/09/1940, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 6.               BROWN, GEORGE (16), Galley Boy, SS Magdalena, Merchant Navy, †18/09/1940, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 7.               BROWN, JOHN (19), Sailor, SS Magdalena, Merchant Navy, †18/09/1940, Son of John Brown, and of Alice Brown, of Hebburn, Co. Durham, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 8.               CAREW, AMADU (40), Fireman & Trimmer, SS Magdalena, Merchant Navy, †18/09/1940, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 9.               CLARKE, RICHARD (47), Able Seaman, SS Magdalena, Merchant Navy, †18/09/1940, Husband of Ellen Clarke, of Dingle, Liverpool, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 10.               COLLINS, JOHN GERALD (29), Ordinary Seaman, SS Magdalena, Merchant Navy, †18/09/1940, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 11.               COULSON, CUTHBERT (58), Chief Engineer Officer, SS Magdalena, Merchant Navy, †18/09/1940, Husband of Henrietta Coulson, of Jesmond, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 12.               DAVIES, IVOR EMLYN (21), Boatswain, SS Magdalena, Merchant Navy, †18/09/1940, Son of Thomas James Davies and Mary Elizabeth Davies, of Barry Dock, Glamorgan, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 13.               ELLIOTT, JONATHAN (45), Fireman & Trimmer, SS Magdalena, Merchant Navy, †18/09/1940, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 14.               ERG, JAFARUS (32), Third Engineer Officer, SS Magdalena, Merchant Navy, †18/09/1940, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 15.               GABRIEL, JOSEPH AKUETE (32), Fireman & Trimmer, SS Magdalena, Merchant Navy, †18/09/1940, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 16.               GOULE, JOHN BRISLAND (16), Ordinary Seaman, SS Magdalena, Merchant Navy, †18/09/1940, Son of Louie Brisland Goule, and Adeline Maud Goule, of Barry Dock, Glamorgan, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 17.               GUY, JAMES WILLIAM, Chief Officer, SS Magdalena, Merchant Navy, †18/09/1940, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 18.               HEDLEY, ROBERT (29), Third Officer, SS Magdalena, Merchant Navy, †18/09/1940, Son of Robert and Lucy Hedley, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 19.               HENNESSY, JAMES (22), Radio Officer, SS Magdalena, Merchant Navy, †18/09/1940, Son of James and Harriet Hennessy, of Westport, Co. Mayo, Irish Republic, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 20.               HUGHES, THOMAS MAGINE (22), Sailor, SS Magdalena, Merchant Navy, †18/09/1940, Son of Charles and J. Hughes, of South Shields, Co. Durham, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 21.               LAHNE, ENGEL (58), Second Engineer Officer, SS Magdalena, Merchant Navy, †18/09/1940, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 22.               LEASK, MAGNUS ROBERT ALEXANDER (16), Deck Boy, SS Magdalena, Merchant Navy, †18/09/1940, Son of Magnus and Jemima Agnes Leask, of Setter, Zetland, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 23.               LOHNE, ENGEL BERTIN (59), Second Engineer Officer, SS Magdalena, Merchant Navy, °1880 ~ †18/09/1940 24.               MARTIN, ROBERT SMALL (64), Steward, SS Magdalena, Merchant Navy, †18/09/1940, Son of Henry Edward and Dorothy Ann Martin; husband of Jane Martin, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 25.               RILEY, JAMES (44), Able Seaman, SS Magdalena, Merchant Navy, †18/09/1940, Husband of Edith Emily Riley, of Cardiff, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 26.               SATCHFIELD, ROBERT (17), Mess Room Boy, SS Magdalena, Merchant Navy, †18/09/1940, Son of Peggy Satchfield, and stepson of Robert Dudgeon, of Jarrow, Co. Durham, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 27.               SAWYER, GRAHAM (20), Fireman & Trimmer, SS Magdalena, Merchant Navy, †18/09/1940, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 28.               SMITH, JAMES (55), Cook, SS Magdalena, Merchant Navy, †18/09/1940, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 29.               STIFF, WILLIAM GEORGE (19), Sailor, SS Magdalena, Merchant Navy, †18/09/1940, Son of Ernest John Burman Stiff and Elsie Dehaney Stiff, of Cadoxton, Barry, Glamorgan, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 30.               THOMAS, ALBERT (21), Able Seaman, SS Magdalena, Merchant Navy, †18/09/1940, Son of Albert and Elizabeth Thomas, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 31.               WILLIAMS, THOMAS (45), Fireman & Trimmer, SS Magdalena, Merchant Navy, †18/09/1940, Memorial: Tower Hill Memorial 32.    WILSON, JAMES (19), Cabin Boy, SS Magdalena, Merchant Navy, †18/09/1940, Son of Hugh James Wilson and Mary Wilson, of Old Swan, Liverpool, Memorial: tower hill