BORN ICELAND 1884. WIFE ESTHER (PIERCY) LIVED AT 4 ALEXANDER TERRACE, BEAN STREET, HULL. SEAMAN. LOST AT SEA ON 21/05/1917, AGED 33. COMMEMORATED ON THE TOWER HILL NAVAL MEMORIAL, LONDON.
Jupiter SS was a British Merchant Cargo steamer of 2,124grt built for Hessler Shipping Co. (Jacob Hessler & Co,), West Hartlepool by Greenock & Grangemouth Dockyard Co, Greenock. In 1915 she was purchased by W. R. Bradley, Hull. She was powered by a triple expansion engine of 222nhp giving 10 knots. On the 21st May 1917 when on route from Dieppe for Manchester in ballast she was torpedoed by German submarine UB-40 and sunk when 15 miles west of Beachy Head, Sussex. 19 dead.
| Name | August Johnsen |
|---|---|
| Born | Iceland, 1884 |
| Rank | Able Seaman |
| Record Type | Military |
| Residence Place | Hull |
| Death Date | 21 May 1917 |
| Service Number | 16588 |
| Ship | Jupiter |
| Service Branch | Merchant Navy |
| Commemorated | TOWER HILL NAVAL MEMORIAL, LONDON |
| Description | Great War Mercantile Marine Index Cards, WWI Pension Record Cards and Ledgers |
First name:
AUGUST
Regiment:
Military Number:
16588
Rank:
Able Seaman
Date Died
21/05/1917
Place died:
Sea
Age:
33
4, ALEXANDER TERRACE, BEAN STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
