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  • SV Acorn

    On this day (26th September) WW1 Shipwreckollections

    SV Acorn (1864-1917)

    The British merchant sailing vessel, Acorn, was built in Aberdovy in 1864 and owned at the time of her loss by Edward Maynard, Aberystwyth.

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  • SS Greleen

    On this day (22nd September) WW1 Shipwreckollections

    SS Greleen (1894-1917)

    British cargo ship SS Greleen was built in 1894 by Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast. At the time of her loss a century ago, the steamer of 2,286 tonnes was owned by the Haenton Steam Shipping Co., Cardiff.

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  • Etal Manor Shipyard

    On this day (19th September) WW1 Shipwreckollections

    SS Etal Manor (1916-1917)

    Built by John Crown & Sons Ltd., Sunderland in 1917, Etal Manor was a British steamer ship used for transporting cargo. At the time of her loss during WW1, the vessel of 1,875 tonnes was owned by Tyne & Wear Shipping.

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  • On this day (14th September) WW1 Shipwreckollections

    SS Zeta (1888-1917)

    SS Zeta was a British cargo ship built in 1888 by J. L. Thompson & Sons, Sunderland. At the time of her loss a century ago, the defensively-armed merchant vessel of 2,269 tonnes was owned by Turner, Brightman & Co., London.

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  • On this day (7th September) WW1 Shipwreckollections

    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.

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  • Remembering British merchant and fishing ships sunk in August, 1917

    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 British Monarch Merchant 5,749
    4 August Azira Merchant 1,144
    4 August Countess of Mar Merchant 2,234
    5 August Kathleen Merchant 3,915
    6 August Talisman Merchant 153
    6 August Rosemount Merchant 3,044
    6 August Argalia Merchant 4,641
    6 August Matunga Merchant 1,608
    6 August Polanna Merchant 2,345
    6 August Baysoto Merchant 3,082
    6 August Narcissus Fishing 58
    7 August Port Curtis Merchant 4,710
    7 August Iran Merchant 6,250
    8 August Llanishen Merchant 3,837
    9 August Blagdon Merchant 1,996
    10 August War Patrol Merchant 2,045
    10 August City of Athens Merchant 5,604
    11 August Sonnie Merchant 2,642
    11 August Lynorta Merchant 3,684
    11 August Gloriosa Fishing (Smack) 23
    12 August Roanoke Merchant 4,803
    12 August Eleazar Fishing 111
    13 August Akassa Merchant 3,919
    13 August Turakina Merchant 9,920
    13 August Maston Merchant 3,881
    14 August Wisbech Merchant 1,282
    14 August Jane S Fishing (Motor) 12
    15 August Brodstone Merchant 4,927
    15 August Hylas Merchant 4,240
    16 August Athenia Merchant 8,668
    16 August Palatine Merchant 2,110
    16 August Delphic Merchant 8,273
    16 August Manchester Engineer Merchant 4,465
    17 August Edina Merchant 455
    17 August Susie Fishing (Smack) 38
    18 August Rosario Merchant 1,821
    18 August Politania Merchant 3,133
    18 August Ardens Merchant 1,274
    19 August Monksgarth Merchant 1,928
    19 August Spectator Merchant 3,808
    19 August Glocliffe Merchant 2,211
    19 August Brema Merchant 1,537
    19 August Gartness Merchant 2,422
    20 August Claverley Merchant 3,829
    20 August Elswick Lodge Merchant 3,558
    20 August Incemore Merchant 3,060
    20 August Edernian Merchant 3,588
    20 August Bulysses Merchant 6,127
    21 August Volodia Merchant 5,689
    21 August Goodwood Merchant 3,086
    21 August Roscommon Merchant 8,238
    21 August Devonian Merchant 10,435
    21 August Oslo Merchant 2,296
    21 August Norhilda Merchant 1,175
    22 August Verdi Merchant 7,120
    23 August Winlaton Merchant 3,270
    23 August Veghtstroom Merchant 1,353
    23 August Boniface Merchant 3,799
    24 August Penelope Merchant 1,202
    24 August Springhill Merchant 1,507
    24 August Kilwinning Merchant 3,071
    24 August Heatherside Merchant 2,767
    25 August Sycamore Merchant 6,550
    25 August Cymrian Merchant 1,014
    25 August Malda Merchant 7,896
    25 August Nascent Merchant 4,969
    26 August Kenmore Merchant 3,919
    26 August Titian Merchant 4,170
    26 August W. H. Dwyer Merchant 1,770
    26 August Minas Queen Merchant (S.V) 492
    26 August Hathor Merchant 3,823
    26 August Assyria Merchant 6,370
    26 August Durango Merchant 3,008
    26 August Marmion Merchant 4,066
    27 August Nairn Merchant 3,627
    28 August Hidalgo Merchant 4,271
    28 August Whitecourt Merchant 3,680
    29 August Vronwen Merchant 5,714
    29 August Treloske Merchant 3,071
    29 August Lynburn Merchant 587
    29 August Cooroy Merchant (S.V) 2,470
    30 August Noya Merchant 4,282
    30 August Eastern Prince Merchant 2,885
    30 August Grelhame Merchant 3,740
    31 August Miniota Merchant 6,422
    31 August Westbury Merchant 3,097
    31 August Vernon Merchant 982
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  • On this day (29th August) WW1 Shipwreckollections

    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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  • On this day (24th August) WW1 Shipwreckollections

    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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  • On this day (22nd August) WW1 Shipwreckollections

    SS Verdi (1907-1917)

    British passenger vessel, SS Verdi, was built in 1907 by Workman, Clark & Co. Ltd., Belfast. At the time of her loss during WW1, Verdi was owned by Lamport & Holt Ltd., Liverpool.

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  • On this day (17th August) WW1 Shipwreckollections

    SS Edina 1865-1917

    British cargo vessel SS Edina was built in 1865 by Aitken & Mansel in Glasgow. The steamer of 455 tonnes was owned at the time of her loss, during WW1, by Leith, Hull & Hamburg Steam Packet Co., Ltd.

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