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SS Empire Path

On this day (11th November) WW2 Shipwreckollections

SS Empire Path (1943-1944) The SS Empire Path was a British cargo ship built in 1943 by John Readhead & Sons Ltd., in South Shields. She was owned by the Ministry of War and Transport until her loss in 1944, less than a year before the end of WW2.

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Shipwrecked Mariners Society fundraising

London to Paris Cycle Ride

17 intrepid cyclists Trustees, their families and friends cycled from London to Paris to raise money in aid of the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society and are congratulated on their sterling efforts.

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SS Teano

On this day (8th November) WW2 Shipwreckollections

SS Teano (1925-1943) The SS Teano was a British cargo ship built in 1925 by Earle’s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Ltd. At the time of her sinking, she was owned by Ellerman Wilson Line Ltd.

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SS Empire Sunrise

On this day (2nd November) WW2 Shipwreckollections

SS Empire Sunrise ( 1941-1942) The SS Empire Sunrise was a British cargo ship built in 1941 by Joseph L. Thompson & Sons in Sunderland, UK. In the year between her launch and her sinking, she was owned by Nitrate Producers Steamship Co.

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MV Brittany

On this day (30th October) WW2 Shipwreckollections

MV Brittany (1928-1942) The MV Brittany was a British cargo ship built in 1928 by Mcmillan A. & Son Ltd. At the time of her sinking, she was owned by Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. Ltd.

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SS Barrwhin

On this day (29th October) WW2 Shipwreckollections

SS Barrwhin (1929-1942) The SS Barrwhin was a British cargo ship. Built in 1929 by Greenock and Grangemouth Dockyard Co. Ltd. and owned by Sir Wm Reardon Smith & Sons Ltd., she was carrying 8,200 tonnes of grain and military stores at the time of her sinking on 29th October 1942 whilst in convoy from […]

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