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on the vessel, and was going ashore in a small rowing boat with a fellow crew member, Harold Dawson, in order to post some letters. Quirk fell over the side and although Dawson tried to save him, he sank quickly. The body of
William Quirk was recovered and returned to the
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was considered a well suited vessel for the company's operation, said to be well appointed throughout. She possessed two large hatchways which enabled an efficient loading and unloading operation.
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before being scrapped in 1959 at
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was sold in 1933. She saw further service as a molasses tanker with a number of companies under the names
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was a steel-built coastal cargo vessel which was operated out of
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Company in the
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207:Marine compound reciprocating engine.
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323:. William Quirk was the
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171:Coastal Cargo Vessel
451:The Ramsey Courier.
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262:was constructed in
233:Ramsey, Isle of Man
181:gross register tons
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463:Categories
426:(1143355)"
360:References
245:Whitehaven
204:Propulsion
147:March 1924
107:Whitehaven
346:Athelrill
307:Incidents
281:of 1924.
264:Rotterdam
179:340
139:June 1919
136:Completed
47:formerly
350:Molarill
336:Disposal
257:Goddess.
144:Acquired
77:Operator
55:Namesake
436:21 July
424:Ben Jee
354:Ben Jee
342:Ben Jee
313:Ben Jee
301:Ben Jee
294:Captain
290:Ben Jee
267:(circa)
260:Ben Jee
249:Ben Jee
241:Belfast
237:Garston
228:Ben Jee
176:Tonnage
162:Ben Jee
128:Builder
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117:Ordered
111:Belfast
103:Garston
63:Goddess
45:Ben Jee
25:History
279:Spring
275:London
188:Length
99:Ramsey
217:knots
212:Speed
95:Route
69:Owner
438:2020
348:and
340:The
255:for
243:and
196:Beam
168:Type
152:Fate
123:1919
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41:Name
226:SS
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