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On this day (14th December) WW1 Shipwreckollections

SS Volnay (1910-1917) The SS Volnay was a British merchant cargo ship built in 1910 by Russell & Co. Ltd., Greenock. Seven years later, at the time of her loss at sea, the Volnay was owned by Gow, Harrison & Co., Glasgow.

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On this day (12th December) WW1 Shipwreckollections

SS Charleston (1908-1917) British merchant cargo vessel, SS Charleston, was a steamer of 1,866 tonnes built in 1908 by Irvine’s Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Ltd., West Hartlepool. At the time of her loss during WW1, the Charleston was owned by Furness Withy & Co. Ltd.

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On this day (7th December) WW1 Shipwreckollections

SS Earl of Elgin (1909-1917) British merchant vessel, SS Earl of Elgin, was built in 1909 by Russell & Co. Ltd., Greenock, and at the time of her loss, the defensively-armed steamer was owned by Marshall & Dobbie, Glasgow.

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On this day (5th December) WW1 Shipwreckollections

SS Aigburth (1917-1917) SS Aigburth was a British steamer built in 1917 by Fullerton & Co. Ltd., Paisley. At the time of her loss in the same year, the Aigburth was owned by the West Lancashire S.S. Co. Ltd., Liverpool.

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Remembering British merchant and fishing ships sunk in November, 1917

Date Name of Ship Merchant/Fishing Gross Tonnes 2 November Jessie Merchant 332 2 November Cape Finisterre Merchant 4,380 2 November Farraline Merchant 1,226 4 November Antaeus Merchant 3,061 4 November Border Knight Merchant 3,724 5 November Hilda R Merchant (S.V) 100 7 November Suntrap Merchant 1,353 8 November The Marquis Merchant 373 9 November Ardglamis […]

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Chief Executive Writes in Telegraph

The Chief Executive of the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society, Commodore Malcolm Williams, has had his say on the Government’s failure to reduce the wait for initial Universal Credit payments, in Monday’s Daily Telegraph (November 27).  

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