CRANE H 756
Built
1903
Goole Shipbuilding & Repair Co
Off Number
118763
Length Ft
110.3
Tons Gross
168
Yard Number
55
Breadth Ft
Tons Net
Launched
Engine Builder
Hp
HP
Registered
Knots
K
Registered   Owners Kelsall Brothers & Beeching Ltd
    Owners  
Fate : 22 Oct 1904 Russian Outrage casualty Shelled by Baltic Fleet Russian outrage
 

 

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IN REMEMBERANCE OF CREWMEN WHO DIED AT SEA
Surname
Christian Name
Age
Date of Death
Occupation
Vessel
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LEGGETT
WILLIAM RICHARD
28
22 OCT 1904
THIRD HAND
CRANE H 756
killed instantly by shell
SMITH
GEORGE HENRY
40
22 OCT 1904
SKIPPER
CRANE H 756
Father of Joseph Alfred Smith also aboard the Crane
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Surname
Christian
Age
Vessel
Birth Pl
Occupation
Date/ Scource
Detail
SURVIVING CREWMEN OF ATTACK
HOGGART HARRY . CRANE H 756 . . Oct 1904 Harry Hoggart was permanently incapasitated through the injuries received on the Crane .
NIXON JOHN . CRANE H 756 . CHIEF ENGINEER Oct 1904 Injured on the Crane
SMITH JOSEPH ALFRED . CRANE H 756 . . Oct 1904 Joseph Alfred Smith was the son of George the Skipper of the Crane, it was his first time at sea
SMITH WILLIAM . CRANE H 756 . MATE Oct 1904 Injured on the Crane Received the Albert medal for Bravery, William died 4 yrs later due to the injuries he had received. Williams grandson Terrence Magee was aboard the Hull Trawler Gaul H243 when she disappeared in 1974.
ALMOND ALBERT EDWARD . CRANE H 756 . . Oct 1904 Injured on the Crane
REA ARTHUR . CRANE H 756 . ENGINEER Oct 1904 .
RYDER JOHN . CRANE H 756 . DECKHAND Oct 1904 Injured on the Crane
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PREVIOUS CREWMEN
HAYWARD L . CRANE H 756 . SKIPPER Mar 1904 .
CLARK CRAVEN . CRANE H 756 . SKIPPER Sept 1904 .