KING LUD - 1906

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Postcard view from Antwerp

1906, 3650grt, JL Thompson (448) for King Line Ltd.
Scuttled by EMDEN on 25/09/1914 in 05.45N, 80.00E, Alexandria for Calcutta.

[fitter]

Apparently the Germans removed a large supply of meat, potatoes and other stores before sinking the ship, although this was stores, not cargo, as it was in ballast .

[magoonigal]

Yes the EMDEN had a good September, disposing of:-

INDUS. 3,413 gross. 10th.
LOVAT. 6,102 gross. 11th.
DIPLOMAT. 7,615 gross. 13th.
KILLIN. 3,544 gross. 13th.
CLAN MATHESON. 4,775 gross. 14th.
TRABBOCH. 4,078 gross. 14th.
KING LUD. 3,650. 25th.
TYMERIC. 3,314 gross. 25th.
FOYLE. 4,147 gross. 27th.
RIBERA. 3,500 gross, 27th.
BURESK. 4,337 gross. 27th.

[magoonigal]

Lud son of Heli


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Lud (Welsh: Lludd map Beli Mawr), according to Geoffrey of Monmouth's legendary History of the Kings of Britain and related medieval texts, was a king of Britain in pre-Roman times who founded London and was buried at Ludgate. He was the eldest son of Geoffrey's King Heli, and succeeded his father to the throne. He was succeeded, in turn, by his brother Cassibelanus. Lud may be connected with the Welsh mythological figure Lludd Llaw Eraint, earlier Nudd Llaw Eraint, cognate with the Irish Nuada Airgetlám, a king of the Tuatha Dé Danann, and the Brittonic god Nodens. However, he was a separate figure in Welsh tradition and is usually treated as such.

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Those Germans must have been Luddites then, wrecking all that machinery!

"Although the origin of the name Luddite is uncertain, a popular theory is that the movement was named after Ned Ludd, allegedly a youth who had smashed two stocking frames 30 years earlier, and whose name had become emblematic of machine destroyers.[3][4][5] The name evolved into the imaginary General Ludd or King Ludd, a figure who, like Robin Hood, was reputed to live in Sherwood Forest" (Wikipedia)

Puzzled as to why KING LUD should be registered at Stockton when her owners had no obviouls connection to there.

[magoonigal]

I liked mine better.