{"id":526,"date":"2024-03-21T12:37:57","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T12:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seswpcourse.hosted7.connect.ie\/?p=526"},"modified":"2024-03-21T12:53:03","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T12:53:03","slug":"remember-city-of-waterford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seswpcourse.hosted7.connect.ie\/index.php\/2024\/03\/21\/remember-city-of-waterford\/","title":{"rendered":"Remember – City of Waterford (convoy OG74)"},"content":{"rendered":"

City of Waterford (convoy OG74)<\/span><\/h2>\n
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City of Waterford (convoy OG74)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sunk in collision in Atlantic, 19th September 1941. The Dutch Tug Thames collided with the City of Waterford in convoy OG 74 Crew rescued by HMS Deptford and transferred to Walmer Castle, two days later, it was bombed.<\/p><\/div>\n

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S.S. CITY OF WATERFORD<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Aplin, Thomas E.,\u00a0Dublin<\/em><\/span>
\nFurlong, George,\u00a0Wexford<\/em><\/span>
\nNaylor, Samuel,\u00a0Bray, Co. Wicklow<\/em><\/span>
\nMurphy, P.,\u00a0Dun Laoghaire<\/em><\/span>
\nKearney, Edward,\u00a0Dublin<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

were killed as a result of the\u00a0Walmer Castle<\/em>\u00a0being bombed by German Aircraft two days later while still at sea.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Convoys and Insurance<\/span><\/h2>\n

Initially some Irish ships sailed in convoy, at the insistence of insurance companies. Lloyds of London would insure the ships, cargoes and the lives and health of the crew, provided that they sailed in convoy. Nonetheless, some ships never sailed in convoy. The perceived inability of the Royal Navy to protect them after\u00a0convoy OG-71 (click for more)<\/a>\u00a0and experiences of insurance claims after convoy OG-74, changed attitudes. Thereafter Irish ships sailed alone.<\/span><\/p>\n

Convoy OG-74<\/span><\/h2>\n

The\u00a0City of Waterford<\/i>\u00a0was in convoy OG74. On 19 September 1941, the Dutch tug\u00a0Thames<\/i>\u00a0collided with\u00a0City of Waterford<\/i>\u00a0and she sank. The crew were rescued by HMS\u00a0Deptford<\/i>\u00a0and then transferred to the\u00a0Walmer Castle<\/i>. Two days later the convoy was attacked,\u00a0Walmer Castle<\/i>\u00a0was bombed and sunk. Five survivors of the\u00a0City of Waterford<\/i>\u00a0died. While insurance was paid for the loss of the ship, life insurance was not paid as, when they died, they were not crew of the\u00a0City of Waterford<\/i>, but passengers of\u00a0Walmer Castle<\/i>. They were, the judge said: \u201ctechnically unemployed\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

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2 comments on \u201cCity of Waterford, convoy OG74\u201d derek ryan says: August 15, 2010 at 9:34 pm (Edit) My granmother was the sister of sam naylor. Reply Gillian Donnelly Maguire says: May 15, 2011 at 11:04 am (Edit) My Grand Uncle was Sam Naylor, of Naylors Cove Bray, and I have history about the events. I organised Sams service medals for Rosie( Sams sister, my Granny) before she died.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

City of Waterford (convoy OG74)     S.S. CITY OF WATERFORD Aplin, Thomas E.,\u00a0Dublin Furlong, George,\u00a0Wexford Naylor, Samuel,\u00a0Bray, Co. Wicklow Murphy, P.,\u00a0Dun Laoghaire Kearney, Edward,\u00a0Dublin were killed as a result of the\u00a0Walmer Castle\u00a0being bombed by German Aircraft two days later while still at sea. Convoys and Insurance Initially some Irish ships sailed in convoy, at…<\/span><\/p>\n

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