Coxswain Donald McLeod – RNLI, Isle of Barra, for the lifeboat’s escort of the yacht Vijaya. The Barra Lifeboat, RNLB Edna Windsor, with Coxswain Donald MacLeod in command and a total of five crew on board, was launched at 0853 on 21 June 2006 to go to the assistance of the 12 metre aluminium racing […]
Read More A letter having been read from Mr J Dickinson, dated India House, together with the copies of documents enclosed, transmitted from the Bombay government, bearing testimony to the conduct of Lt Edward Giles, of the Indian Navy, Mr HR Miles, master of the Hydree, Captain Henry Scott, HM 9th Light Dragoons and Lt Hubert Le […]
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SS Star of Suez (1926-1942) The SS Star of Suez was an Egyptian cargo ship built in 1926 by D & W Henderson Co. Ltd. She was owned by Alexandria Steam Navigation Co. between 1938 and her sinking in 1942.
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The Society has created an infographic to showcase the most interesting stats and facts about the Christmas cards industry in the UK together with details of the support our charity provides to mariners and seafarers with the help of our Christmas cards’ customers.
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MV Empire Spenser (1942-1942) The MV Empire Spenser was a British war tanker built in 1942 by Harland & Wolff Ltd., and owned by the Ministry of War Transport. She was to meet her end on 8th December 1942.
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SS Sambridge (1943-1943) The SS Sambridge was a British cargo ship built in 1943 by Permanente Metals Corp. and owned by the Ministry of War and Transport. The Sambridge would unfortunately complete only four months in service before it was sunk.
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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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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 (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 ( 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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