On this day (23rd January) WW1 Shipwreckollections
SS Clan Shaw (1902-1917) The British steamer SS Clan Shaw was built in 1902 by Doxford W. & Sons, Sunderland, and at the time of her loss was owned by Clan Line Steamers Ltd, London.
Read MoreSS Clan Shaw (1902-1917) The British steamer SS Clan Shaw was built in 1902 by Doxford W. & Sons, Sunderland, and at the time of her loss was owned by Clan Line Steamers Ltd, London.
Read MoreSS Tremeadow (1905 – 1917) British merchant steamer, SS Tremeadow, was built in 1905 by J. Readhead & Sons Ltd., South Shields. She was owned by Hain Steamship Co. Ltd. at the time of her loss.
Read MoreSS Manchester Inventor (I) (1902 – 1917) The merchant British steamer SS Manchester Inventor was built in 1902 by Northumberland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd, Newcastle. At the time of her loss, she was owned by Manchester Liners Ltd. On 18 January 1917, on a voyage from St John, New Brunswick to Manchester, carrying general cargo, Manchester […]
Read MoreSS Brentwood (1904 – 1917) SS Brentwood was built in 1904 by Austin S.P. & Son, Sunderland and owned by Cory Colliers Ltd.
Read MoreSS Brookwood (1904 – 1917) SS Brookwood, a merchant British steamer, was built in 1904 by Ropner & Son, Stockton-on-Tees. At the time of her loss, she was owned by Constantine Joseph.
Read MoreSS Allie (1899 – 1917) The merchant British steamer SS Allie was built in 1899 by Harkess W. & Sons Ltd., Middlesbrough.
Read MoreSS Wragby (1901 – 1917) SS Wragby was built in 1901 by Ropner & Son, Stockton and owned by Sir R. Ropner & Co. Ltd., West Hartlepool at the time of her loss.
Read MoreSS Carlyle (1901-1917) SS Carlyle was a British steamer weighting 466 tonnes. She was built by Selby Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd., Selby in 1901 and owned at the time of her loss by Straits Steamship Co. Ltd., Liverpool.
Read MoreRMS Ivernia (1900 – 1917) The merchant SS Ivernia was built in 1900 and commissioned as an auxiliary transport vessel. She was torpedoed and sunk 58 miles of Cape Matapan on 1 January 1917 when on her way to Alexandria.
Read MoreEugene McLaughlin, 13th November 2016 One hundred years ago, the citizens of Sligo received devastating news.
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