SS Treveal was a cargo ship that sank on its maiden voyage on 9 January 1920, in one of the deadliest maritime incidents off the Jurassic Coast on the English Channel coast of southern England.
SS Treveal was a cargo ship that sank on its maiden voyage on 9 January 1920, in one of the deadliest maritime incidents off the Jurassic Coast on the English Channel coast of southern England.
Treveal was built by Harland & Wolff. [1] Owned by the Hain Steamship Co. Ltd., [2] it was steam powered. [3] In early 1920, the vessel was on a voyage from Calcutta, India, to Dundee, Scotland, [4] carrying a cargo of jute and manganese ore. [1] On 9 January 1920, the ship was wrecked off the Dorset coast in extremely stormy conditions. [5] It broke in two after running aground on Kimmeridge Ledge below St Aldhelms Head, [5] and finally sank just outside Chapman's Pool. [6]
The next morning, the crew was rescued by lifeboats, though 36 of the 43 men were lost. [7] Among those confirmed dead was Ernest Henry Hutchinson, the first mate and a veteran of the First World War. [8] Most of the bodies were interred in the churchyard at Worth Matravers. [5] Reverend Horace Piercey and local fisherman Frank Lander were awarded bronze medals by the Royal Humane Society for their part in the rescue. [7] The cargo was salvaged, but little of the ship now remains. [9] The Board of Trade subsequently launched an inquiry into the sinking. [10]
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