Date Name of Ship Merchant/Fishing Gross Tonnes 1 April Ardglass Merchant 4,617 2 April Solway Queen Merchant 307 5 April Cyrene Merchant 2,904 7 April Port Campbell Merchant 6,230 7 April Rye Merchant 986 7 April Highland Bridge Merchant 5,669 7 April Boscastle Merchant 2,346 8 April Bengali Merchant 5,684 10 April Henley Merchant 3,249 […]
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SS Moyune (1895-1918) British cargo vessel, SS Moyune, was built by D. & W. Henderson & Co., Glasgow in 1895 and owned at the time of her loss by China Mutual Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., London. She was a steamer of 4,935 tonnes.
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SS Madeline (1894-1918) SS Madeline was a British cargo steamer built in 1894 by Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd., West Hartlepool. In 1918, at the time of her loss during WW1, the Madeline was owned by Pyman, Bell & Co. Ltd., Newcastle. On 8 March 1918, SS Madeline was travelling on a voyage from Dieppe […]
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SS Kalgan (1895-1918) British passenger and cargo ship, SS Kalgan, was built in 1895 by Scott Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Greenock. During WW1, at the time of her loss, the Kalgan was owned by the China Navigation Co. Ltd., London.
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SS Borga (1907-1918) The SS Borga was a defensively-armed British merchant ship of 1,046 tonnes, built in 1907 by Nylands Mekaniske Verksted, Oslo. At the time or her loss 11 years later, the steamer was under the ownership of Mann, Macneal & Co., Glasgow.
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SS Largo (1910-1918) The British cargo ship, SS Largo, was built in 1910 by S. P. Austin & Son, Ltd., Sunderland and at the time of her loss was owned by Pelton SS. Co. Ltd., Newcastle. She was a steamer of 1,764 tonnes. On 27 February 1918, whilst travelling on a voyage from Barry to […]
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SS Haileybury (1902-1918) British steamer SS Haileybury was built in 1902 by W. Pickersgill & Sons, Sunderland and was owned at the time of her loss by Wm. Thomas & Sons Ltd., London.
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SS Eleanor (1888-1918) Built in 1888 by Edwards Co. Ltd., Howdon-On-Tyne, the steamship Eleanor was a British cargo vessel of 1,980 tonnes. At the time of her loss a century ago, she was owned by Screw Collier Co., Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.
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SS Minnetonka (1902-1918) SS Minnetonka was a British passenger steamer that was built in 1902 by Harland & Wolff Ltd., Belfast. At the time of her loss a century ago, the ship of 13,528 tonnes was owned by Atlantic Transport Co. Ltd., Belfast.
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SS Normandy (1910-1918) Built by Earle’s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd., Hull in 1910, the British cargo and passenger vessel SS Normandy was lost during WW1 whilst under the ownership of the London & South Western Railway Co., Southampton.
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