Today we celebrate the centenary of the action for which Captain Archibald Smith was awarded posthumously the VC Captain Archibald Smith, Mercantile Marine, was the master of the SS Otaki, a refrigerated cargo liner, of the New Zealand Shipping Company.
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SV Inverlogie (1893-1917) British sailing vessel Inverlogie was built in 1893 by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Limited., Govan. At the time of her loss, she was owned by Milne George & Co., Aberdeen.
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National Maritime Charity Calls for Skill and Gallantry Awards Nominations The Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society is calling on members of the maritime community, and rescue organisations, to nominate colleagues and associates who have demonstrated outstanding skill and gallantry in rescuing those in peril at sea. The Society, which has provided financial support to merchant seafarers, fishermen […]
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SS Baron Wemyss (1912-1917) British cargo ship SS Baron Wemyss was built in 1912 by Dunlop, Bremner & Co. Ltd., Port Glasgow. At the time of her loss, she was owned by Hugh Hogarth & Sons Ltd., Glasgow.
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Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society awarded £100,000 grant from Seafarers UK
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SS Drina (1913-1917) SS Drina was a British passenger vessel built in 1913 by Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast. At the time of her loss a century ago, she was owned by Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. Ltd., London. Weighing 11,483 tonnes, Drina was the first merchant vessel to be requisitioned for use as a […]
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