Historedia
Person

Thomas McCombie

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1895

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Thomas McCombie, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Kingstown lifeboat disaster off Dún Laoghaire

    1895

    Role: Captain of the Irish Lights steamer Tearaght

    1. 24 December 1895 · KingstownKingstown lifeboat disaster

      The Kingstown No. 2 lifeboat capsized while attempting to rescue the crew of the stricken SS Palme off Kingstown, Ireland.

    2. 26 December 1895 · Off KingstownRescue of the Palme crew

      The Irish Lights steamer Tearaght rescued the Master, his family, 17 crew, and the ship's cat from the Palme.

Sources

  1. Kingstown lifeboat disaster Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-05