SS Polbrae (1896-1918) SS Polbrae was a British cargo ship built in 1896 by Neptun Werft A. G., Rostock. At the time of her loss in 1918, the steamer of 1,087 tonnes was owned by Seager W. H. & Co., Ltd., Cardiff.
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SS Matiana (1894-1918) British merchant vessel, SS Matiana, was built in 1894 by A. & J. Inglis, Glasgow and owned at the time of her loss by British India Steam Nav. Co. Ltd., Glasgow.
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Date Name of Ship Merchant/Fishing Gross Tonnes 1 April Ardglass Merchant 4,617 2 April Solway Queen Merchant 307 5 April Cyrene Merchant 2,904 7 April Port Campbell Merchant 6,230 7 April Rye Merchant 986 7 April Highland Bridge Merchant 5,669 7 April Boscastle Merchant 2,346 8 April Bengali Merchant 5,684 10 April Henley Merchant 3,249 […]
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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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The Grants Manager of the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society has raised more than £1,400 for the organisation, having completed Sunday’s gruelling London Marathon. Sami Raeburn, who lives in Brighton, completed the course in the hottest marathon on record in five hours and 12 minutes, comfortably surpassing her £1,000 fundraising target in the process. On her achievement, Sami […]
Read More 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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