Archibald Dickson (sea captain)
Welsh sea captain
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Archibald Dickson was a British sea captain who was born in Cardiff, Wales, in 1892, and was killed in the North Sea in 1939.[1][2] He was a hero of the Spanish Civil War, and served in World War II.
Archibald Dickson | |
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| Born | 1892 |
| Died | 1939 (aged 46–47) |
| Occupation | Sea captain |
Maritime career
Dickson was the Master of Stanbrook, a British cargo ship that rescued almost 3,000 Spanish Republicans in the port of Alicante, in Spain,[3] during the night of 28 March 1939.[4]
On 18 November 1939, early in World War II, U-45 sank Stanbrook by torpedo in the North Sea. The cargo ship sank with all hands, including Captain Dickson.
