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  • On this day (26th April) WW1 Shipwreckollections

    SS Llwyngwair (1913-1918)

    SS Llwyngwair was a merchant British steamer ship built in 1913 by Antwerp Engineering Co. Ltd. and owned at the time of her loss five years later by Harries Bros & Co., Swansea.

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  • On this day (24th April) WW1 Shipwreckollections

    SS Agnete (1894-1918)

    SS Agnete was a Danish steamer owned by The Shipping Controller, London, at the time of her loss during WW1. Built in 1894 by Howaldtswerke, Kiel, the Agnete was a cargo ship of 1,127 tonnes.

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  • On this day (19th April) WW1 Shipwreckollections

    SS War Helmet (1917-1918)

    British merchant vessel SS War Helmet was a steamer of 8,184 tonnes built in 1917 by Asano Shipbuilding Co., Tsurumi. At the time of her loss during WW1, she was owned by The Shipping Controller, London.

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    On this day (17th April) WW1 Shipwreckollections

    SS Bamse (1875-1918)

    SS Bamse was a British merchant ship built by T. Turnbull & Son, Whitby in 1875 and owned at the time of her loss by The Shipping Controller, London.

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  • On this day (12th April) WW1 Shipwreckollections

    SS Moyune (1895-1918)

    British cargo vessel, SS Moyune, was built by D. & W. Henderson & Co., Glasgow in 1895 and owned at the time of her loss by China Mutual Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., London. She was a steamer of 4,935 tonnes.

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  • On this day (10th April) WW1 Shipwreckollections

    SS Henley (1894-1918)

    SS Henley was a British cargo vessel built in 1894 by A. Stephen & Sons, Glasgow and owned at the time of her loss during WW1 by Britain SS. Co. Ltd., London. She was a steamer of 3,249 tonnes.

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  • On this day (5th April) WW1 Shipwreckollections

    SS Cyrene 1888-1918

    British cargo vessel SS Cyrene was built in 1888 by Short Brothers Ltd., Sunderland and was owned at the time of her loss by Coupland W. & Co., Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.

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  • Remembering British merchant and fishing ships sunk in March, 1918

    Date Name of Ship Merchant/Fishing Gross Tonnes
    1 March Borgan Merchant 1,046
    1 March Penvearn Merchant 3,710
    1 March Cecil L Shave Merchant (S.V) 102
    2 March Carmelite Merchant 2,583
    2 March Rockpool Merchant 4,502
    2 March Bessy Merchant (Motor) 60
    2 March Kenmare Merchant 1,330
    3 March Romeo Merchant 1,730
    3 March Northfield Merchant 2,099
    4 March Castle Eden Merchant 1,949
    4 March Clan Macpherson Merchant 4,779
    4 March Roxburgh Merchant 4,630
    5 March Uskmoor Merchant 3,189
    5 March Estrella Merchant 1,740
    5 March Coalgas Merchant 2,257
    6 March Kalgan Merchant 1,862
    7 March Tarbetness Merchant 3,018
    8 March Erica Merchant (S.V) 167
    8 March Intent Merchant 1,564
    8 March Madeline Merchant 2,890
    8 March Uganda Merchant 4,315
    8 March Corsham Merchant 2,760
    8 March Ayr Merchant 3,050
    9 March Silverdale Merchant 3,835
    9 March Nanny Wignall Merchant (S.V) 93
    10 March Chagres Merchant 5,288
    11 March Stolt-Nielsen Merchant 5,684
    12 March Gaupen Merchant 622
    13 March Tweed Merchant 1,025
    13 March Lisette Merchant 895
    13 March Crayford Merchant 1,209
    14 March Ardandearg Merchant 3,237
    14 March Castleford Merchant 1,741
    14 March Tweed Merchant 1,777
    15 March Amazon Merchant 10,037
    15 March Sparkling Foam Merchant (S.V) 199
    15 March Armonia Merchant 5,226
    15 March Clan Macdougall Merchant 4,710
    16 March Lightfoot Merchant 1,875
    16 March Ellaston Merchant 3,192
    16 March South Western Merchant 674
    16 March Oilfield Merchant 4,000
    17 March Cressida Merchant 157
    17 March Sea Gull Merchant 976
    17 March Waihemo Merchant 4,283
    17 March Eliza Anne Merchant (S.V) 36
    17 March Ivydene Merchant 3,541
    18 March John H Barry Merchant 3,083
    18 March Baygitano Merchant 3,073
    18 March Saldanha Merchant 4,594
    19 March Luxor Merchant 3,571
    19 March Burnstone Merchant 2,340
    20 March Samoset Merchant 5,251
    20 March Yochow Merchant 2,127
    20 March St Dimitrios Merchant 3,359
    20 March Glenford Merchant 494
    20 March Kassanga Merchant 3,015
    21 March Begonia Merchant 3,070
    21 March Ikeda Merchant 6,311
    22 March Tyrhaug Merchant 1,483
    22 March Polleon Merchant 1,155
    22 March Trinidad Merchant 2,592
    23 March Etonian Merchant 6,515
    23 March Madame Midas Merchant 1,203
    23 March Aulton Merchant 634
    23 March Jane Gray Merchant (S.V) 124
    24 March Anteros Merchant 4,241
    24 March John G Walter Merchant (S.V) 258
    24 March Jorgina Merchant (S.V) 103
    25 March Hercules Merchant 1,095
    25 March Destro Merchant 859
    26 March Lady Cory-Wright Merchant 2,516
    27 March Watauga Merchant (S.V) 127
    27 March Allendale Merchant 2,153
    28 March Inkosi Merchant 3,661
    28 March City of Winchester Merchant (S.V) 83
    29 March T R Thompson Merchant 3,538
    30 March Lough Fisher Merchant 418
    31 March Excellence Pleske Merchant 2,059
    31 March Conargo Merchant 4,312
    31 March Vianna Merchant 401
    31 March San Nicola Merchant (S.V) 24
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  • On this day (29th March) WW1 Shipwreckollections

    SS T.R. Thompson (1897-1918)

    SS T.R. Thompson was a British cargo ship built in 1897 by Short Brothers Ltd., Sunderland. At the time of her loss during WW1, the steamer of 3,538 tonnes was under the ownership of James Westoll Ltd., Sunderland.

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  • On this day (27th March) WW1 Shipwreckollections

    SS Allendale (1917-1918)

    The British merchant vessel SS Allendale was built in 1917 by Osbourne, Graham & Co. Ltd., Sunderland. A year later, at the time of the steamer’s loss, she was owned by Furness Withy & Co. Ltd., London.

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