SS Ballarat (1911-1917) British ocean liner SS Ballarat was built in 1911 by J. Caird & Co., Greenock. At the time of her loss a century ago, during WW1, she was owned by the P&O Steam Navigation Co.
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SS Lowdale (1893-1917) SS Lowdale was a British steamer of 2,260 tonnes and was built in 1893 by Sir Raylton Dixon & Co. Ltd., Middlesbrough. At the time of her loss, during WW1, Lowdale was owned by Lowlands Steam Shipping Co. Ltd., Newcastle.
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SS Trekieve (1898-1917) British merchant vessel SS Trekieve was built in 1898 by J Readhead & Sons, South Shields., and at the time of her loss a century ago, during WW1, she was owned by the Hain Steamship Co. Ltd., St. Ives.
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SS Kariba (1904-1917) British merchant vessel SS Kariba was built in 1904 by Joseph Thompson & Sons, Ltd. Sunderland. At the time of her loss, the steamer of 3,697 tonnes was owned by the Gordon Steam Shipping Co., London.
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SS Duchess of Cornwall (1889-1917) SS Duchess of Cornwall was a British steamer of 1,706 tonnes. She was built in 1889 by William Gray & Co. Ltd., West Hartlepool. At the time of her loss, a century ago, the vessel was owned by Richard B. Chellow, Truro.
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FV Lord Kitchener (1899-1917) British fishing trawler FV Lord Kitchener was built in 1899 by J. T. Eltringham & Co., South Shields. At the time of her loss, the vessel of 158 tonnes was owned by Walker Steam Trawling & Fishing Co. Ltd., Aberdeen.
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SS City of Paris (1907-1917) SS City of Paris was a British passenger steamer of 9,239 tonnes. The ocean liner was built in 1907 by Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd., Glasgow. At the time of her loss, she was owned by the Ellerman City Line Ltd.
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Date Name of Ship Merchant/Fishing Gross Tons 1 March Drina Merchant 11,483 1 March Tillycorthie Merchant 382 1 March Chatburn Merchant 1,942 1 March Munificent Merchant 3,270 1 March Jumna Merchant 4,152 1 March Herbert Ingram Fishing 142 1 March Redcap Fishing 199 2 March Utopia Merchant (S.V) 184 2 March Gazelle Merchant (S.V) 119 […]
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SS Somme (1916-1917) SS Somme was a British steamer of 1828 tonnes. Built by Austin S. P & Son Ltd., Sunderland, she was owned by the Normandy Shipping Co. Ltd., London at the time of her loss.
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EMILE ROBIN award to Captain John Wiltshire and Chief Officer Frederick Stone of the ss Mohawk of London for the rescue of the crew of the schooner Alton S Marshall of Gloucester, Massachusetts on the 28 March 1894. We cleared from London, March 22 for New York. On March 28 at 3 am., in Lat. 46 […]
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