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HAZEL GROVE SUB-AQUA CLUB |
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A ship’s bell from the wreck of a steam vessel
which sunk in a World War One torpedo
attack goes on public display for the first time
in a major maritime exhibition. The bell of the
Conargo was brought to the surface covered
in barnacles and sea bed muck in 2003 by
Simon Rodger, a member of the Hazel Grove
Sub-Aqua Club, which has organised the
exhibition along with Simon’s company,
Bowstone Diving Products.
More than 10 men lost their lives when the Conargo, formerly known as the Altona, was hit on Easter Sunday, 1918, as it approached the Calf of Man, an island just off the southwest coast of the Isle of Man. Ten of the brave crew were in a lifeboat waiting for the order to abandon the ship after she came under attack from the German U-boat. The next hit killed all of the lifeboat’s occupants although other crew members managed to escape in separate boats and eventually reached safety in Dublin and Holyhead. The event showcased around 40 ship bells, lamps, helms and other artefacts sourced from divers all over the UK. |
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