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2 unusual facts about Joseph Hoult


Hoult

Joseph Hoult (1847–1917), British ship-owner and Member of Parliament for Wirral 1900–1906

Joseph Hoult

On 8 March 1915, as the German U-boat Campaign moved into a phase of unrestricted attacks on the merchant shipping of Britain and her allies, The Times newspaper published a letter from Hoult commending one of his sea captains who had vowed that he would try to ram and sink any U-boats he encountered.



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