Acceleris PR, Author at Shipwrecked Mariners' Society

On this day (7th August) – WW2 Shipwreckollections

SS Amsterdam (late 1930s – 1944) SS Amsterdam was a ship built in the late 1930’s for London & North-Eastern Railways.

On this day (27th July) – WW2 Shipwreckollections

SS Hawkinge (1924-1941) SS Hawkinge was a British Cargo Steamer of 2,475 tonnes built in 1924. She was built as Pentraeth, then renamed Hawkinge in 1941.

100th anniversary of Capt. Charles Fryatt’s execution

Captain Charles Fryatt, Mercantile Marine Captain Charles Fryatt worked for the Great Eastern Railway Steamship Company, commanding a passenger ferry on the Harwich Rotterdam route.With the Netherlands being neutral during the First World War, this was the only regular North Sea crossing to remain open.

On this day (21th July) – WW2 Shipwreckollections

SS Empire Florizel (1909-1943) The SS Empire Florizel was built in 1909 by Lithgows Ltd. (Glasgow) and owned by the Ministry of War Transport during the WW2.

On this day (13th July) – WW1 Shipwreckollections

FV Dalhousie (1886-1916) The DV Dalhousie was built in 1886 by Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd, and owned by George Alderson-Smith.

On this day (4th July) – WW2 Shipwreckollections

SS City of Venice (1924-1943) The SS City of Venice was built in 1924 by Workman, Clark & Co. and owned by Ellerman City Line Ltd.

On this day (29th June) – WW2 Shipwreckollections

SS George J. Goulandris (1913-1941) SS George J. Goulandris was completed in November 1913 for Strick Line Ltd Swansea and named Nigaristan. In 1937, the ship was sold to Greece and renamed George J. Goulandris.

On this day (20th June) – WW2 Shipwreckollections

MV Kinross (1935-1941) MV Kinross was built in 1935 by William Doxford & Sons Ltd. and owned by B.J. Sutherland & Co. Ltd.

On this day (13th June) – WW2 Shipwreckollections

MV Pelayo (1927-1942) The MV Pelayo was built in 1927 by Harland & Wolff Ltd. and owned by MacAndrew Robert & Co.

Battle of Jutland Anniversary – Video Recognises Merchant Marine and Fishing Fleet Contribution to WWI (09.06.16)

National maritime charity, the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society, has marked the 100th anniversary of the Royal Navy’s largest and bloodiest naval engagement in WW1, the Battle of Jutland, by releasing a short video recognising the forgotten contribution and losses faced by merchant seafarers and fishermen during the 1914-18 conflict. The video, filmed at the National Museum […]