SS Hebburn was a British cargo ship built in 1908 by Wood, Skinner & Co. Ltd., Newcastle. At the time of her loss during WW1, she was owned by Burnett SS. Co. Ltd., Newcastle. was a British steamer of 1938 tons.
SS Setter was a defensive-armed British passenger and cargo ship built in 1906 by Scott Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Greenock. At the time of her loss during WW1, the vessel was owned by Burns G. & J. Ltd., Glasgow.
SS Audax was a British cargo vessel built in 1903 by Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde – Royal Schelde, Vlissingen. At the time of her loss during WW1, she was owned by Carr L. S., Newcastle.
British cargo vessel, SS Arum, was built in 1914 by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd., Wallsend.
To coincide with Merchant Navy Day (3rd September) and as we approach the centenary of the Armistice, national maritime charity, the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society has produced a short video explaining that it’s due to the spirited determination and indomitable courage of the men of the Mercantile Marine and the Fishing Fleets that Britain wasn’t starved into surrender in World War One. It’s a story that’s seldom told.
For more detailed information please see the full story: Why Britain Wasn’t Starved into Surrender in WW1
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| Date | Name of Ship | Merchant/Fishing | Gross Tonnes |
| 2 August | Malvina | Merchant | 1,244 |
| 2 August | Dornfontein | Merchant (Motor) | 766 |
| 3 August | Warilda | Merchant | 7,713 |
| 4 August | Clan McNab | Merchant | 4,675 |
| 5 August | Freshfield | Merchant | 3,445 |
| 5 August | Luz Blanca | Merchant | 4,868 |
| 6 August | Clan Macneil | Merchant | 3,939 |
| 6 August | Biruta | Merchant | 1,733 |
| 6 August | Highland Harris | Merchant | 6,032 |
| 8 August | Clan Macvey | Merchant | 5,815 |
| 9 August | Glenlee | Merchant | 4,915 |
| 10 August | Madam Renee | Merchant | 509 |
| 11 August | City of Adelaide | Merchant | 8,389 |
| 11 August | Penistone | Merchant | 4,139 |
| 12 August | Anhui | Merchant | 2,209 |
| 13 August | City of Brisbane | Merchant | 7,094 |
| 14 August | Wallsend | Merchant | 2,697 |
| 16 August | Escrick | Merchant | 4,151 |
| 16 August | Mirlo | Merchant | 6,978 |
| 17 August | Eros | Merchant | 1,122 |
| 17 August | Denebola | Merchant | 1,481 |
| 17 August | Zinal | Merchant | 4,037 |
| 19 August | Idaho | Merchant | 3,023 |
| 19 August | Marie Suzanne | Merchant | 3,106 |
| 20 August | Boltonhall | Merchant | 3,535 |
| 20 August | Otis Tetrax | Merchant | 996 |
| 21 August | The Stewart’s Court | Merchant | 813 |
| 21 August | Diomed | Merchant | 7,523 |
| 21 August | Boscawen | Merchant | 1,936 |
| 22 August | Palmella | Merchant | 1,352 |
| 22 August | Abbasieh | Merchant (S.V) | 140 |
| 22 August | Prunelle | Merchant | 578 |
| 23 August | Australian Transport | Merchant | 4,784 |
| 24 August | Flavia | Merchant | 9,291 |
| 24 August | Virent | Merchant | 3,771 |
| 24 August | Auckland Castle | Merchant | 1,084 |
| 25 August | Willingtonia | Merchant | 3,228 |
| 25 August | Erik | Merchant | 583 |
| 27 August | Ant Cassar | Merchant | 3,544 |
| 28 August | Giralda | Merchant | 1,100 |
| 31 August | Milwaukee | Merchant | 7,323 |
SS Australian Transport was a British cargo vessel built in 1911 by Irvine’s Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Ltd., West Hartlepool. At the time of her loss during WW1, she was owned by Houlder Bros & Co. Ltd., London.
British cargo vessel, SS Diomed, was built by Scott SB. & Eng. Co., Ltd., Greenock in 1917 and owned at the time of her loss by Ocean Steam Ship Co. Ltd., Liverpool.
SS Mirlo was a British steam tanker of 6,978 tonnes. The vessel was built in 1917 by Sir James Laing & Sons, Ltd., Sunderland and at the time of her loss was owned by H. E. Moss & Co., London.
