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Irish Mercantile Marine Deaths 1940 - 1945
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Irish Pine (sunk
15 November 1942)
The Irish Pine was enroute to Tampa, Florida to load a cargo of phosphates
bound for Dublin. She was scheduled to stop at Boston for dry-docking.
She was sunk in just three minutes after being struck by a torpedo at 0:14am..
| Surname | Firstname (rank) | Address |
| Bent | P. (Carpenter) | Swan View, Faythe, Wexford |
| Cashin | K. Charles (O.S.) | Hardwick Street, Dublin |
| Clery | Patrick (Fourth engineer) | St. John's Road, Wexford |
| Connolly | W. (Third mate) | Lower O'Connell Street, Kinsale |
| Conway | J. (A.B.) | Leyland Place, Dublin |
| Crichton | Robert L. (Wireless officer) | Leith, Scotland |
| Cowzer | Fred. (A.B.) | Boyne Street, Dublin |
| Cusack | Michael (Third engineer) | St. Ann's Glenview Avenue, Limerick (formerly of Cork) |
| Cusack | Thomas (Chief steward) | 105 Evergreen Road, Cork |
| Daly | Thomas (W.T.O.) | Niall Street, Dublin |
| Donagh | Eamon (O.S.) | Grattan Terrace, Galway |
| Dooly | M. (Greaser) | Windmill Street, Limerick |
| Duffy | Joseph (Cook) | Haroldville Avenue, Dublin |
| Fanning | P. (A.B.) | Barrack Cottages, Clogherhead, Co. Louth |
| Flynn | M. (A.B.) | Mount Kenneth Cottages, Limerick |
| Hartnett | A. (Second mate) | Lower Road, Cork (formerly of Youghal) |
| McCarthy | John (Greaser) | Bandon Road, Kinsale |
| Murphy | Frank (Fireman) | Carroll's Row, Limerick |
| Nolan | John (Donkey-man) | Marino Green, Dublin |
| O'Brien | G. A. (Chief engineer) | Westbeach, Cobh, Co. Cork |
| O'Callaghan | Michael (Assistant steward) | St. Patrick's Quay, Cork |
| O'Connell | James (Second engineer) | Parnell Place, Cork |
| O'Connor | J. (First mate) | Oxmanstown Road, Dublin |
| O'Donoghue | Thomas (Cabin boy) | Newbridge Drive, Sandymount, Dublin |
| O'Neill | M. (Master) | Maudlinstown, Wexford |
| Ryan | Sean (Fireman) | Charlotte Quay, Limerick |
| Sheehan | P. (A.B.) | James Street, Dublin |
| Smith | S. (Bosun) | Wellington Place, Wexford |
| Talbot | R. (A.B.) | 35 Lr. Block Penrose House, Dublin |
| Tobin | A. (A.B.) | Broad Lane, Limerick |
| Tracy | Francis (Fireman) | Mount Kenneth Cottages, Limerick |
| Ward | H. (Greaser) | Eblana Villas, Grand Canal Street, Dublin |
| Young | H. (Assistant cook) | Bowbrien Road, Limerick |
Kerry Head (sunk
22 October 1940)
The Kerry Head was a collier based in Limerick. She was bombed and
sunk near Cape Clear island.
| Surname | Firstname | Address |
| Begley | T. | Limerick |
| Byrne | D. | Wicklow |
| Davidson | W. | Carrickfergus |
| Drummond | C. | Blackpool |
| McMahon | M. | Scattery Island |
| McMahon | S. | Co. Clare |
| Naughton | George | Windmill Street, Limerick |
| Naughton | James | Windmill Street, Limerick |
| Nicholl | G. | Carrickfergus |
| O'Neill | P. | Limerick |
| Tobin | J. | Limerick |
| Wilson | J. | Carrickfergus |
Kyleclare
(sunk 23 February 1943)
Kyleclare of the Limerick Steamship Company had carried coal from Wales
to Lisbon. On her return journey she was sunk by a torpedo attack from
U-456.
| Surname | Firstname (Rank) | Address |
| Barry | E. | Wexford |
| Brannock | P. | Dublin |
| Brady | T. | Galway |
| DeBurca | D. | Dublin |
| Grimes | R. | Dublin |
| Hamilton | Alan (Captain) | Galway |
| Hopkins | P. | Dublin |
| Larkin | J. | Dublin |
| Lynch | T. | Clogherhead, Co. Louth |
| Morgan | J. | Dublin |
| Mooney | D. | Dublin |
| O'Brian | L. | Dublin |
| O'Brian | R. | Dublin |
| O'Brian | D. | Dublin |
| O'Neill | P. | Dublin |
| Ryan | T. | Rush, Co. Dublin |
| Simms | W. | Kildare |
| Todd | U. | New Ross |
Leukos (sunk
9 March 1940)
Leukos was a steam trawler owned by the Dublin Trawling Company. She
was sunk by gunfire from U-38 while fishing off Tory Island.
| Surname | Firstname | Address |
| Cullen | M. | Ringsend, Dublin |
| Donnelly | W. | Fleetwood, England |
| Gill | T. | Dublin |
| Hawkins | J. | Ringsend, Dublin |
| McCarthy | P. | Dublin |
| McLeod | T. | Fleetwood, England |
| Mulligan | T. | Dublin |
| O'Scanlan | P. | Cleethorpes, England |
| Smith | B. | Dublin |
| Sumher | R. | Dublin |
| Thomasson | J. | Fleetwood, England |
Naomh Garbhan
(sunk 2 May 1945)
Naomh Garbhan was an inshore fishing vessel from Helvick Head. She
sank when a mine became entangled in her nets near Dungarvan.
| Surname | Firstname | Address |
| Cuddihy | N. | Helvick, Co. Waterford |
| Griffin | J. (senior) | Helvick, Co. Waterford |
| Griffin | J. (Junior) | Helvick, Co. Waterford |
St. Fintan
(sunk 22 March 1941)
The St. Fintan was attacked by two German bombers at 4pm when off the
Pembrokeshire coast. She was enroute from Drogheda to Cardiff to take on
a cargo of coal.
| Surname | Firstname (Rank) | Address |
| Fritzen | C. | Dublin |
| Hendy | Neil (Captain) | Scotland |
| Howat | James (Chief Engineer) | Paisley, Scotland |
| Jones | J. | Dublin |
| Leonard | M. | Rush, Co. Dublin |
| O'Beirne | D. | Dublin |
| O'Brien | W. | Dublin |
| O'Donnell | M. | Ringsend, Dublin |
| Plunkett | B. | Dublin |
Other Ships
Lost
The ships listed below were also lost at sea, but without fatalities.
| Ship | Date | Captain | Description |
| Munster | 2 February 1940 | J. Paisley | B+I passenger ferry mined and sunk in Liverpool Bay. All 200 passengers and 50 crew were rescued. |
| Meath | 16 August 1940 | Thomas MacFarlane | B+I livestock carrier with 700 cattle on board mined and sunk in the Irish Sea. 20 crew and 8 drovers rescued, all cattle lost. |
| Luimneach | 4 September 1940 | Eric Jones | Cargo vessel carrying iron pyrite. Sunk by submarine gunfire, North Atlantic |
| City of Bremen | 2 June 1942 | George Bryan | Bombed and sunk in North Atlantic |
| Irish Oak | 15 May 1943 | Eric Jones | Struck by a torpedo and sunk in North Atlantic |
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