SS Westlands (1905-1917) SS Westlands was a defensively armed British steamer built in 1905. At the time of her loss, the cargo ship of 3,112 tonnes was owned by J. F. Wilson & Co., West Hartlepool.
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SS Aros Castle (1901-1917) SS Aros Castle was a British cargo ship built in 1901 by Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd., Glasgow. The steamer of 5,739 tonnes was owned, at the time of her loss during WW1, by the Union Castle Mail Steamship Co. Ltd., London.
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SS Gasconia (1915-1917) British cargo vessel, SS Gasconia, was built by Irvine’s Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Ltd., West Hartlepool in 1915. The Gasconia was owned by Walford L. & Co., London, at the time of her loss during WW1.
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SS Prophet (1911-1917) SS Prophet was a British cargo ship built in 1911 by the Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Willington. At the time of her loss a century ago, the Prophet was owned by John Gaff & Co., Glasgow.
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The Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society welcomes the BBC’s acknowledgement of the Merchant Navy’s contribution during its coverage of yesterday’s Ceremony of Remembrance. Source: BBC The acknowledgement comes during the year of the 100th anniversary of the introduction of the convoy system during WW1. By the beginning of May 1917, Britain had lost over a thousand […]
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SS Ballogie (1889-1917) SS Ballogie was a British merchant ship built in Sunderland in 1889 by Short Brothers Ltd. At the time of her loss 28 years later, the Ballogie was owned by Davidson J. & A. Ltd., Aberdeen.
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