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On this day (16th August) WW1 Shipwreckollections

SS Mirlo (1917-1918) 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.

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On this day (14th August) WW1 Shipwreckollections

SS Wallsend (1917-1918) SS Wallsend was a British cargo ship built in 1917 by Wood, Skinner & Co. Ltd., Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. At the time of her loss a year later, the steamer of 2,697 tonnes was under the ownership of Burnett Steamship Co. Ltd., also of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.

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On this day (9th August) WW1 Shipwreckollections

SS Glenlee (1918-1918) British cargo vessel, SS Glenlee, was built in 1918 by Charles Connell & Co. Ltd., Scotstoun and at the time of her loss in the same year, was owned by the Rio Cape Line Ltd., Glasgow.

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On this day (7th August) WW1 Shipwreckollections

SS Biruta (1889-1918) SS Biruta was a defensively-armed British merchant ship built in 1889 by Palmer’s Shipbuilding & Iron Co. Ltd., Newcastle-upon-Tyne. At the time of her loss in 1918, the steamer of 1,733 tonnes was owned by the British Government, London.

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On this day (2nd August) WW1 Shipwreckollections

SS Malvina (1879-1918) SS Malvina was a British merchant vessel built in 1879 by Thomson, J. & G. Govan. At the time of her loss in 1918, she was owned by the London & Edinburgh Shipping Co. Ltd., Edinburgh.

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Remembering British merchant ships sunk in July, 1918

Date Name of Ship Merchant/Fishing Gross Tonnes 1 July Charing Cross Merchant 2,534 1 July Westmoor Merchant 4,329 2 July Admiral Merchant (Tug) 102 2 July Erme Merchant (Motor) 116 2 July Shirala Merchant 5,306 5 July Vera Elizabeth Merchant (Motor) 179 6 July Bertrand Merchant 3,613 6 July Port Hardy Merchant 6,533 7 July […]

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