SS Minnehaha (1900-1917) SS Minnehaha was a British ocean liner and cargo vessel built in 1900 by Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast. At the time of her loss during WW1, she was owned by the Atlantic Transport Co. Ltd., London.
Read MoreThe eagerly anticipated results of the UK-wide photography competition ‘Ultimate Sea View’ have been revealed by national maritime charity, the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society, following a challenging judging process of over 1,300 entries. The overall winner of the competition was ‘Beams’ by William Pollard. The image, which captures the lighthouse at St Abb’s Head shining into […]
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The One Hundred and Seventy Eighth Annual General Meeting of the Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners’ Royal Benevolent Society will be held at Fishmongers’ Hall, London, EC4 on Tuesday 3rd October at 12:00. Members and friends of the Society wishing to attend should notify the Chief Executive at Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society, 1 North Pallant, Chichester, PO19 […]
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Date Name of Ship Merchant/Fishing Gross Tonnes 1 August Karina Merchant 4,222 1 August Laertes Merchant 4,541 1 August Llandudno Merchant 4,187 1 August Aleyone Merchant (Motor) 149 2 August Newlyn Merchant 4,019 2 August Beechpark Merchant 4,763 3 August Hornchurch Merchant 2,159 3 August Aube Merchant 1,837 4 August Cairnstrath Merchant 2,128 4 August […]
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SS Vronwen (1917-1917) SS Vronwen was a British cargo ship built in 1917 by Short Brothers Ltd., Sunderland. At the time of her loss, during WW1, the steamer of 5,714 tonnes was owned by W. & C. T. Jones SS. Co. Ltd., Sunderland.
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SS Springhill (1904-1917) Built in Sunderland in 1904 by John Crown & Sons Ltd., SS Springhill was a British cargo ship that was owned by Fisher Renwick & Co., Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, at the time of her loss during WW1.
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