SS Westonby (1901-1917) Built in 1901 by the Ropner Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. in Stockton, SS Westonby was a British cargo ship of 3,795 tonnes. At the time of her loss during WW1, the steamer was owned by Sir R. Ropner & Co., Sunderland.
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SS Darius (1903-1917) SS Darius was a British cargo ship of 3,426 tonnes, built in 1903 by Joseph Thompson & Sons, Sunderland. She was owned by the Tempus Shipping Co. Ltd., Cardiff, at the time of her loss.
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Chichester-based maritime charity, the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society, is joining forces with former Royal Navy Commander, Martin Ewence OBE, to raise awareness of piracy as part of the city’s annual festival.
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SS Cheltonian (1911-1917) British cargo ship, SS Cheltonian, was built in 1911 by Bartram & Sons Ltd., Sunderland, and at the time of her loss during WW1, she was owned by Cambrian Steam Navigation Co., Cardiff.
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SS Parthenia (1901-1917) SS Parthenia was a British cargo ship built in 1901 by Furness Withy & Co. Ltd., Sunderland. At the time of her loss a century ago, Parthenia was owned by the Donaldson Line, Glasgow.
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SS Cavina (1915-1917) British merchant vessel, SS Cavina, was built in 1915 by Clark Workman & Co. Ltd., Belfast. At the time of her loss a century ago, the cargo ship of 6,539 tonnes was owned by Elders & Fyffes Ltd., Garston.
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Date Name of Ship Merchant/Fishing Gross Tonnes 1 May Gena Merchant 2,784 1 May C. A. Jaques Merchant 2,105 1 May Ladywood Merchant 2,314 1 May Bagdale Merchant 3,045 1 May Firelight Merchant 1,143 1 May San Urbano Merchant 6,458 1 May W. D. Potte Merchant (S.V) 112 1 May John W. Pearn Merchant (S.V) […]
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SS Corbet Woodall (1908-1917) Armed British steamer SS Corbet Woodall was built in 1908 by S. P. Austin & Son Ltd., Sunderland, and at the time of her loss, she was owned by the Normandy Shipping Co.
Read MoreOn this day, 28th May 1852, at the Society’s Annual General Meeting held at Willis’s Rooms, St. James’s, London, Thomson Hankey, Junr., Esq., Governor of the Bank of England, was appointed Treasurer: an office he held for 26 years until 1878.
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SS Kohinur (1905-1917) SS Kohinur was a British passenger and cargo ship, built in 1905 by Charles Connell & Co. Ltd., Glasgow. At the time of her loss, during WW1, she was owned by the Asiatic Steam Navigation Co., Liverpool.
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