Date Name of Ship Merchant/Fishing Gross Tonnes 1 February Kindly Light Merchant 116 1 February Arrino Merchant 4,484 1 February Cavallo Merchant 2,086 2 February Jaffa Merchant 1,383 2 February Avanti Merchant 2,128 2 February Newminster Abbey Merchant 3,114 2 February Celia Merchant 5,004 3 February Sofie Merchant 354 3 February Aboukir Merchant 3,660 3 […]
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SS Largo (1910-1918) The British cargo ship, SS Largo, was built in 1910 by S. P. Austin & Son, Ltd., Sunderland and at the time of her loss was owned by Pelton SS. Co. Ltd., Newcastle. She was a steamer of 1,764 tonnes. On 27 February 1918, whilst travelling on a voyage from Barry to […]
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SS Haileybury (1902-1918) British steamer SS Haileybury was built in 1902 by W. Pickersgill & Sons, Sunderland and was owned at the time of her loss by Wm. Thomas & Sons Ltd., London.
Read More SS Huntsmoor (1901-1918) British merchant ship SS Huntsmoor was built in 1901 by Flensburger Schiffbau Ges., Flensburg. At the time of her loss during WW1, the steamer of 4,957 tonnes was owned by the Ministry of War Transport, London.
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SS San Rito (1916-1918) SS San Rito was a British merchant steamer built in 1916 by Workman, Clark & Co. Ltd., Belfast. Two years later, at the time of her loss, the San Rito was owned by United Fruit Co., Glasgow.
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Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society awarded £110,000 grant from Seafarers UK
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SS Eleanor (1888-1918) Built in 1888 by Edwards Co. Ltd., Howdon-On-Tyne, the steamship Eleanor was a British cargo vessel of 1,980 tonnes. At the time of her loss a century ago, she was owned by Screw Collier Co., Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.
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SS Ben Rein (1905-1918) SS Ben Rein was a British merchant vessel built in 1905 by George Brown & Co. Ltd., Greenock. At the time of her loss during WW1, the Ben Rein was owned by the Ramsay Steam Ship Co. Ltd.
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