Sunday, 27 March 2022

Philadelphia to Rotterdam carrying oil, unarmed American SS Healdton, owned by Standard Oil

Night of 21 Mar 1917, on way from Philadelphia to Rotterdam carrying oil, unarmed American SS Healdton, owned by Standard Oil, was torpedoed by German U-Boat off the Dutch coast. Of 41 crew, 22 survived rescued by Dutch torpedo-boat & trawler, after exposure to freezing weather.


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