SS Ballogie (1889-1917) SS Ballogie was a British merchant ship built in Sunderland in 1889 by Short Brothers Ltd. At the time of her loss 28 years later, the Ballogie was owned by Davidson J. & A. Ltd., Aberdeen.
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Date Name of Ship Merchant/Fishing Gross Tonnes 1 September Erato Merchant 2,041 2 September Rytonhall Merchant 4,203 2 September Wentworth Merchant 3,828 2 September Olive Branch Merchant 4,649 3 September Treverbyn Merchant 4,163 3 September Ragnhild Merchant 1,495 3 September La Negra Merchant 8,312 4 September Peerless Merchant 3,112 4 September Bishopston Merchant 2,513 5 […]
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SS Zeta (1888-1917) SS Zeta was a British cargo ship built in 1888 by J. L. Thompson & Sons, Sunderland. At the time of her loss a century ago, the defensively-armed merchant vessel of 2,269 tonnes was owned by Turner, Brightman & Co., London.
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National maritime charity, the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society, is marking the centenary of the introduction of the ocean convoying of merchant ships in World War One by launching a video detailing the history and impact of the convoy system. By the beginning of May 1917, Britain had lost over a thousand merchant ships and 6,000 lives. It […]
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