BORN DROGHEDA 1881, SON OF PATRICK & BRIDGET CAROLAN. WIFE JANET (DARROCH) LOST BY ENEMY ACTION. HULL MERCHANT NAVY RECORDS.
SS Hidalgo, built by Northumberland shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Newcastle in 1908 and owned at the time of her loss by Ellerman Wilson Line Ltd., Hull, was a British steamer of 4271 tons. On August 28th, 1917, Hidalgo, on a voyage from Manchester to Arkhangelsk with general cargo & munitions, was sunk by the German submarine U-28 (Georg Schmidt), 120 miles NE1/2N from NordKapp. 15 persons were lost. Vleggeert Nico 24/08/2010 The British steamship Hidalgo, on passage Manchester to Archangel with a general cargo and munitions, was torpedoed by U-28 and sank 120 miles NE1/2N of the North Cape.
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