A recent exhibition of maritime paintings was organised by brothers, Ben and Matthew Wedgwood, in memory of their late father, William Wedgwood; a long-time supporter of the Society and keen marine artist who exhibited his work each year at the Old Coastguard Station in Robin Hood’s Bay, North Yorkshire. Members of the Wedgwood family have […]
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A museum which was gifted a watch, worn by a cook on the first British ship to be sunk by Germany in World War Two, is hoping to trace the seaman’s family. Sidney Worrall was badly injured in the attack on the Athenia in 1939, which killed 117 people, and passed his watch to a […]
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Empire Javelin LSI (1943-1944) The SS Empire Javelin was a British war landing ship built by Consolidated Steel Corp. in Orange, Texas. She was owned by the British Royal Navy and was captained on her last voyage by Captain Mclean.
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SS Star of Suez (1926-1942) The SS Star of Suez was an Egyptian cargo ship built in 1926 by D & W Henderson Co. Ltd. She was owned by Alexandria Steam Navigation Co. between 1938 and her sinking in 1942.
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MV Empire Spenser (1942-1942) The MV Empire Spenser was a British war tanker built in 1942 by Harland & Wolff Ltd., and owned by the Ministry of War Transport. She was to meet her end on 8th December 1942.
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SS Sambridge (1943-1943) The SS Sambridge was a British cargo ship built in 1943 by Permanente Metals Corp. and owned by the Ministry of War and Transport. The Sambridge would unfortunately complete only four months in service before it was sunk.
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We are calling on the public to remember the contribution and sacrifice made by men of the Merchant Navy and fishing fleets as we mark Remembrance Sunday on 13 November.
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SS Empire Path (1943-1944) The SS Empire Path was a British cargo ship built in 1943 by John Readhead & Sons Ltd., in South Shields. She was owned by the Ministry of War and Transport until her loss in 1944, less than a year before the end of WW2.
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SS Teano (1925-1943) The SS Teano was a British cargo ship built in 1925 by Earle’s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Ltd. At the time of her sinking, she was owned by Ellerman Wilson Line Ltd.
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SS Empire Sunrise ( 1941-1942) The SS Empire Sunrise was a British cargo ship built in 1941 by Joseph L. Thompson & Sons in Sunderland, UK. In the year between her launch and her sinking, she was owned by Nitrate Producers Steamship Co.
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