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  • On this day (25th April) WW1 Shipwreckollections

    SS Ballarat (1911-1917)

    British ocean liner SS Ballarat was built in 1911 by J. Caird & Co., Greenock. At the time of her loss a century ago, during WW1, she was owned by the P&O Steam Navigation Co.

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  • On this day (20th April) WW1 Shipwreckollections

    SS Lowdale (1893-1917)

    SS Lowdale was a British steamer of 2,260 tonnes and was built in 1893 by Sir Raylton Dixon & Co. Ltd., Middlesbrough. At the time of her loss, during WW1, Lowdale was owned by Lowlands Steam Shipping Co. Ltd., Newcastle.

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  • On this day (18th April) WW1 Shipwreckollections

    SS Trekieve (1898-1917)

    British merchant vessel SS Trekieve was built in 1898 by J Readhead & Sons, South Shields., and at the time of her loss a century ago, during WW1, she was owned by the Hain Steamship Co. Ltd., St. Ives.

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  • On this day (13th April) WW1 Shipwreckollections

    SS Kariba (1904-1917)

    British merchant vessel SS Kariba was built in 1904 by Joseph Thompson & Sons, Ltd. Sunderland. At the time of her loss, the steamer of 3,697 tonnes was owned by the Gordon Steam Shipping Co., London.

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  • On this day (11th April) WW1 Shipwreckollections

    SS Duchess of Cornwall (1889-1917)

    SS Duchess of Cornwall was a British steamer of 1,706 tonnes. She was built in 1889 by William Gray & Co. Ltd., West Hartlepool. At the time of her loss, a century ago, the vessel was owned by Richard B. Chellow, Truro.

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  • FV Lord Kitchener

    On this day (6th April) WW1 Shipwreckollections

    FV Lord Kitchener (1899-1917)

    British fishing trawler FV Lord Kitchener was built in 1899 by J. T. Eltringham & Co., South Shields. At the time of her loss, the vessel of 158 tonnes was owned by Walker Steam Trawling & Fishing Co. Ltd., Aberdeen.

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  • SS City of Paris

    On this day (4th April) WW1 Shipwreckollections

    SS City of Paris (1907-1917)

    SS City of Paris was a British passenger steamer of 9,239 tonnes. The ocean liner was built in 1907 by Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd., Glasgow. At the time of her loss, she was owned by the Ellerman City Line Ltd.

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  • SS Lady Ann

    Remembering British merchant and fishing ships sunk in March, 1917

    Date Name of Ship Merchant/Fishing Gross Tons
    1 March Drina Merchant 11,483
    1 March Tillycorthie Merchant 382
    1 March Chatburn Merchant 1,942
    1 March Munificent Merchant 3,270
    1 March Jumna Merchant 4,152
    1 March Herbert Ingram Fishing 142
    1 March Redcap Fishing 199
    2 March Utopia Merchant (S.V) 184
    2 March Gazelle Merchant (S.V) 119
    3 March Meldon Merchant 2,514
    3 March Connaught Merchant 2,646
    3 March River Forth Merchant 4,421
    3 March Kincardine Merchant 4,108
    3 March Craigendoran Merchant 2,789
    3 March Sagamore Merchant 5,197
    3 March Newstead Merchant 2,836
    4 March The Macbain Merchant (S.V) 291
    4 March Rhodanthe Merchant 3,061
    5 March Copenhagen Merchant 2,570
    6 March Cornelia Merchant 903
    6 March Caldergrove Merchant 4,327
    6 March Fenay Lodge Merchant 3,223
    7 March Antonio Merchant 2,652
    7 March Baron Wemyss Merchant 1,605
    7 March Westwick Merchant 5,694
    7 March Vulcana Fishing 219
    7 March Naamah Fishing 269
    8 March Georgian Merchant 5,088
    8 March Dumbarmoor Merchant 3,651
    9 March Abeja Merchant (S.V) 174
    9 March East Point Merchant 5,234
    9 March Inverlogie Merchant (S.V) 2,347
    10 March Mediterranean Merchant (S.V) 105
    10 March T. Crowley Merchant (S.V) 97
    10 March James Burton Merchant (Cook S.V) 133
    10 March Esmeraldas Merchant 4,678
    10 March Otaki Merchant 9,575
    11 March Wordsworth Merchant 3,509
    11 March Kwasind Merchant 2,211
    11 March Folia Merchant 6,705
    11 March Horngarth Merchant 3,609
    11 March G. A. Savage Merchant 357
    11 March Thrift Fishing (Smack) 40
    12 March Tandil Merchant 2,897
    12 March Ambient Merchant 1,517
    12 March Pontypridd Merchant 1,556
    12 March Memnon Merchant 3,203
    12 March Glynymel Merchant 1,394
    12 March Bilswood Merchant 3,097
    12 March Lucy Anderson Merchant 1,073
    12 March Topaz Merchant 696
    12 March Inter-nos Fishing (Smack) 59
    12 March Rivina Fishing (Smack) 22
    12 March Lent Lily Fishing (Smack) 23
    12 March Gracia Fishing (Smack) 25
    12 March Nellie Fishing (Smack) 60
    12 March C.A.S Fishing (Smack) 56
    12 March Jessamine Fishing (Smack) 56
    12 March Hyacinth Fishing (Smack) 61
    12 March Reindeer Fishing (Smack) 52
    12 March Forget-me-not Fishing (Smack) 40
    12 March Ena Fishing (Smack) 56
    12 March Provero Fishing (Smack) 24
    13 March Brika Merchant 3,549
    13 March Northwaite Merchant 3,626
    13 March Norweigian Merchant 6,327
    13 March Coronda Merchant 2,733
    13 March Elizabeth Eleanor Merchant (S.V) 169
    13 March Demeterton Merchant 6,048
    13 March Try Fishing (Smack) 34
    13 March Gold Seeker Fishing (Smack) 62
    13 March Comrades Fishing (Smack) 58
    13 March Navenby Fishing 167
    14 March Paignton Merchant 2,017
    14 March Rose Lea Merchant 2,830
    14 March Bray Head Merchant 3,077
    14 March Governor Merchant 5,524
    15 March Frimaire Merchant 1,778
    16 March Norma Pratt Merchant 4,416
    16 March William Martin Merchant (S.V) 104
    16 March Sir Joseph Merchant (S.V) 84
    16 March Narragansett Merchant 9,196
    16 March Pencaer Fishing (Smack) 46
    17 March Tasso Merchant 1,859
    17 March Antony Merchant 6,446
    17 March Gowan Fishing (Motor) 25
    17 March Kestrel Fishing 181
    17 March Guard Fishing (Smack) 38
    18 March Pola Merchant 3,061
    18 March Trevose Merchant 3,112
    18 March Joshua Nicholson Merchant 1,853
    18 March Greypoint Merchant 894
    19 March Alnwick Castle Merchant 5,900
    19 March Frinton Merchant 4,194
    20 March Hazelpark Merchant 1,964
    21 March Stanley Merchant 3,987
    21 March Rio Sorocaba Merchant 4,307
    21 March Hindustan Merchant 3,692
    21 March Rio Colorado Merchant 3,565
    21 March Avance Fishing (Smack) 60
    22 March Providence Merchant 2,970
    22 March Rotorua Merchant 11,140
    22 March Chorley Merchant 3,828
    22 March Stuart Prince Merchant 3,597
    22 March Curlew Fishing (Smack) 51
    23 March Clan Macmillan Merchant 4,525
    23 March Maine Merchant 3,616
    23 March Eptalofos Merchant 4,431
    23 March Achille Adam Merchant 460
    23 March Exchange Merchant 279
    24 March Fairearn Merchant 592
    24 March Ennistown Merchant 689
    24 March Howe Merchant (S.V) 175
    24 March Qui Vive Fishing (Smack) 22
    24 March Boy Walter Fishing (Smack) 43
    24 March Mayflower Fishing (Smack) 38
    24 March Endeavour Fishing (Smack) 25
    24 March H.C.G. Fishing (Smack) 24
    24 March Enigma Fishing (Smack) 24
    24 March Reindeer Fishing (Smack) 28
    24 March Alice Fishing (Smack) 61
    24 March Satanita Fishing (Smack) 30
    25 March Queen Eugenie Merchant 4,358
    25 March Adenwen Merchant 3,793
    25 March Vellore Merchant 4,926
    25 March Berbera Merchant 4,352
    25 March Baynaen Merchant 3,227
    25 March Huntleys Merchant (S.V) 186
    25 March Mary Annie Merchant (S.V) 154
    25 March Brandon Merchant (S.V) 130
    25 March Median Fishing 214
    25 March Prince of Wales Fishing 158
    25 March Rosslyn Fishing 113
    26 March Ledbury Merchant 3,046
    27 March Holgate Merchant 2,604
    27 March Neath Merchant (Aux) 5,548
    27 March Thracia Merchant 2,891
    27 March Glenogle Merchant 7,682
    28 March Oakwell Merchant 248
    28 March Snowdon Range Merchant 4,662
    28 March Hero Merchant (Tug) 66
    28 March Gafsa Merchant 3,974
    28 March Ardglass Merchant 778
    28 March Wychwood Merchant 1,985
    28 March Cannizaro Merchant 6,133
    28 March Harvest Home Merchant (S.V) 103
    28 March Ruby Merchant 234
    28 March Galatia Fishing 150
    28 March Moulmein Fishing 151
    29 March Mascota Merchant 674
    29 March Kathleen Lily Merchant 521
    29 March Lincolnshire Merchant 3,965
    29 March Bywell Merchant 1,522
    29 March Crispin Merchant 3,965
    29 March Conoid Merchant (S.V) 165
    30 March Somme Merchant 1,828
    30 March Dee Merchant (S.V) 1,169
    30 March Harberton Merchant 1,443
    30 March Endymion Merchant (S.V) 67
    30 March Petrel Fishing 151
    31 March Brodness Merchant 5,736
    31 March Boaz Merchant (S.V) 111
    31 March Primrose Merchant (S.V) 113
    31 March Gippeswic Merchant (S.V) 116
    31 March Braefield Merchant 427
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  • SS Somme

    On this day (30th March) WW1 Shipwreckollections

    SS Somme (1916-1917)

    SS Somme was a British steamer of 1828 tonnes. Built by Austin S. P & Son Ltd., Sunderland, she was owned by the Normandy Shipping Co. Ltd., London at the time of her loss.

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  • SS Oakwell

    On this day (28th March) WW1 Shipwreckollections

    SS Oakwell (1887-1917)

    British merchant vessel of 248 tonnes, SS Oakwell, was built in 1887 by Craig, Taylor & Company Ltd., Stockton-on-Tees. At the time of her loss, Oakwell was owned by United Glass Bottle Manufacturers Ltd.

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