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On this day (26th April) WW1 Shipwreckollections

SS Llwyngwair (1913-1918) SS Llwyngwair was a merchant British steamer ship built in 1913 by Antwerp Engineering Co. Ltd. and owned at the time of her loss five years later by Harries Bros & Co., Swansea.

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On this day (24th April) WW1 Shipwreckollections

SS Agnete (1894-1918) SS Agnete was a Danish steamer owned by The Shipping Controller, London, at the time of her loss during WW1. Built in 1894 by Howaldtswerke, Kiel, the Agnete was a cargo ship of 1,127 tonnes.

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On this day (19th April) WW1 Shipwreckollections

SS War Helmet (1917-1918) British merchant vessel SS War Helmet was a steamer of 8,184 tonnes built in 1917 by Asano Shipbuilding Co., Tsurumi. At the time of her loss during WW1, she was owned by The Shipping Controller, London.

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Bamse

On this day (17th April) WW1 Shipwreckollections

SS Bamse (1875-1918) SS Bamse was a British merchant ship built by T. Turnbull & Son, Whitby in 1875 and owned at the time of her loss by The Shipping Controller, London.

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On this day (12th April) WW1 Shipwreckollections

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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On this day (10th April) WW1 Shipwreckollections

SS Henley (1894-1918) SS Henley was a British cargo vessel built in 1894 by A. Stephen & Sons, Glasgow and owned at the time of her loss during WW1 by Britain SS. Co. Ltd., London. She was a steamer of 3,249 tonnes.

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On this day (5th April) WW1 Shipwreckollections

SS Cyrene 1888-1918 British cargo vessel SS Cyrene was built in 1888 by Short Brothers Ltd., Sunderland and was owned at the time of her loss by Coupland W. & Co., Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.

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Remembering British merchant and fishing ships sunk in March, 1918

Date Name of Ship Merchant/Fishing Gross Tonnes 1 March Borgan Merchant 1,046 1 March Penvearn Merchant 3,710 1 March Cecil L Shave Merchant (S.V) 102 2 March Carmelite Merchant 2,583 2 March Rockpool Merchant 4,502 2 March Bessy Merchant (Motor) 60 2 March Kenmare Merchant 1,330 3 March Romeo Merchant 1,730 3 March Northfield Merchant […]

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On this day (29th March) WW1 Shipwreckollections

SS T.R. Thompson (1897-1918) SS T.R. Thompson was a British cargo ship built in 1897 by Short Brothers Ltd., Sunderland. At the time of her loss during WW1, the steamer of 3,538 tonnes was under the ownership of James Westoll Ltd., Sunderland.

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On this day (27th March) WW1 Shipwreckollections

SS Allendale (1917-1918) The British merchant vessel SS Allendale was built in 1917 by Osbourne, Graham & Co. Ltd., Sunderland. A year later, at the time of the steamer’s loss, she was owned by Furness Withy & Co. Ltd., London.

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