SS Birtley (1923-1941) The SS Birtley was a British Cargo Ship built in 1923 by Wood, Skinner and Co. Ltd. in Newcastle Upon-Tyne. The ship was owned by Burnett Steamship Co. and was travelling between London and ‘The Tyne’ when it struck a mine and sank off the East Coast of England.
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MV Sally Maersk (1923-1941) MV Sally Maersk was a Danish cargo motor vessel of 3,252 tonnes and built in 1923 as Danish Sally for A.P. Møller, Copenhagen.
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MV Fort Richepanse (1936-1941) MV Fort Richepanse was a British cargo ship built in 1936 for Moller A. P. Odense Staalskibsvaerft, Copenhagen.
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Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society Marks Merchant Navy Day to Honour Sacrifices of Country’s Seafarers People around the country are being encouraged to mark Merchant Navy Day on 3rd September to honour the brave seafarers who kept our island nation supplied and fed during both World Wars and to recognise the importance and value of modern day […]
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The One Hundred and Seventy Seventh Annual General Meeting of the Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners’ Royal Benevolent Society will be held at
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MV Waimarama (1938-1942) MS Waimarama was a British cargo ship built in 1938 by Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast and Glasgow.
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