Font Size:
  • A  A  A  A  
SS Erviken

On this day (17th October) WW2 Shipwreckollections

SS Erviken (1921-1941) The SS Erviken was a Norwegian cargo ship. Built in 1921 by William Doxford & Sons Ltd, her owner at the time of her sinking was Wallem & Co. Ltd. Erviken was captained by Paul Heesch and had a crew of 38.

Read More
MV Nikolina Matkovic

On this day (14th October) WW2 Shipwreckollections

MV Nikolina Matkovic (1919-1942) The MV Nikolina Matkovic was a Yugoslavian cargo ship built in 1919 by Long Beach Shipbuilding Co. She was owned by Brodarsko Poduzece Eugen Matkovic between 1937 and her sinking in 1942.

Read More
SS Agapenor

On this day (11th October) WW2 Shipwreckollections

SS Agapenor (1914-1942) The SS Agapenor was a British cargo ship built in 1914 by Scott Shipbuilding & Engineering Co.

Read More
SS Oronsay

On this day (9th October) WW2 Shipwreckollections

SS Oronsay (1925-1942) The SS Oronsay was a British transport ship built in 1925 by Clyde Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Ltd. Her last owner was Orient Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.

Read More
SS Samsuva

On this day (29th September) WW2 Shipwreckollections

SS Samsuva (1944-1944) The SS Samsuva was a British cargo ship. Built in 1944 by New England Shipbuilding Co., Bath (USA), she was owned by the Ministry of War and Transport during her short active life.

Read More
SS Bellingham

On this day (22nd September) WW2 Shipwreckollections

SS Bellingham (1920-1942) The SS Bellingham was an American cargo ship built in 1920 by Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Drydock Corp. in San Pedro, California. The Ship was owned by Waterman Steamship co. between 1936 and her sinking in 1942.

Read More
SS Birtley

On this day (16th September) WW2 Shipwreckollections

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.

Read More
MV Fort Richepanse

On this day (3rd September) WW2 Shipwreckollections

MV Fort Richepanse (1936-1941) MV Fort Richepanse was a British cargo ship built in 1936 for Moller A. P. Odense Staalskibsvaerft, Copenhagen.

Read More
Merchant Navy flag

Merchant Navy Day 2016 (3rd September)

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 […]

Read More
MV Waimarama

On this day (28th August) WW2 Shipwreckollections

MV Waimarama (1938-1942) MS Waimarama was a British cargo ship built in 1938 by Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast and Glasgow.

Read More