Drifter Wrecks WWI

Gsp Wreck

SUNK AFTER COLLISION. (WW1 LOSSES).

Hms Annie Smith Wreck

BUILT IN 1907 AS A STEAM DRIFTER. HIRED 4.1919. SANK FOLLOWING COLLISION. (SIBI & SRN).

Hms Deliverer Wreck

BUILT IN 1910 BY SMITH;S DOCK CO LTD, MIDDLESBROUGHT. OWNED AT TIME OF LOOS BY W GARDINER. ONE BOILER, COMPOUND EXPANSION ENGINE OF 28 NHP, SINGLE SHA...

Hms Fame Wreck

BUILT OF WOOD IN 1901. MANAGED BY WILLIAM SLATER, BUCKPOOL, BANFF. HIRED FROM OCTOBER 1916 AS A NET DEFENCE DRIFTED BASED WITH THE SOUTHERN AUXILLARY...

Hms Forward Iii Wreck

MINED.

Hms Golden Sunset (Possibly) Wreck

BUILT IN 1913 IN LOWESTOFT. ORIGINALLY OWNED BY F OFFORD, LOWESTOFT. HIRED AS ARMED PATROL VESSEL IN 1915. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE...

Hms Gracie (Probably) Wreck

BUILT IN 1907. HIRED 1915. SUNK AFTER COLLISION OFF TONGUE LT VESSEL. (WW1SL & COLLEDGE).

Hms Helen Wilson Wreck

HIRED ?1917. SANK FOLLOWING A FIRE. (SHIPS OF THE RN).

Hms John Mitchell Wreck

BUILT OF WOOD IN 1913 BY S RICHARDS & CO, LOWESTOFT FOR THE COLONIAL FISHING CO LTD, LOWESTOFT. HIRED BY THE ADMIRALTY AS A NET DRIFTER FROM FEB 1915....

Hms Linsdell Wreck

BUILT OF STEEL. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. HIRED AS ARMED PATOR VESSEL IN 1914. STUCK CONTACT MINE. FIVE MEN LOST. SANK WHILE...

Hms New Dawn Wreck

BUILT IN 1908 BY W V V LIGERWOOD, GLASGOW FOR THE STEAM HERRING FLEET LTD. HIRED FOR THE AUXILLARY PATROL FORCE AS A MINESWEEPER FROM NOV 1914. TENDER...

Hms Ocean Foam Wreck

BUILT IN 1911. HIRED IN 11.1914. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY BLOOMFIELDS LTD, YARMOUTH. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. SANK FOLLOWING...

Hms Ocean Plough (Possibly) Wreck

STRUCK MINE WHEN IN TOW OF HM PADDLE SWEEPER 'CHELTENHAM' AND SANK. (NL2 11624/16).

Hms Select (Possibly) Wreck

24.4.18 LOST IN COLLISION AND SANK QUICKLY APPROX 2 TO 4 MILES SE OF ST GOWANS LT BUOY. (AP SWANSEA 24.4.18).

Hms Southesk Wreck

BUILT 1912 BY J DUTHIE, TORRY SHIPBUILDING COMPANY, ABERDEEN. HIRED BY THE ADMIRALTY FROM ORIGINAL OWNERS, J JOHNSTON & SONS, IN 1915. ONE BOILER, TR...

Hms Tulip Ii Wreck

EX-TULIP. TULIP II FROM 1916. HIRED 1915. SUNK BY COLLISION.

Hms Waterlily Wreck

BUILT IN 1907 OF WOOD BY HENRY REYNOLDS, OULTON BROAD, LOWESTOFT. ORIGINALLY OWNED BY JOHN MAY, BUCKPOOL. HIRED AS AN AUXILLARY FROM MAY 1915. ONE BOI...

Holly 3 Wreck

SUNK IN COLLISION WITH BEN BREAC. (AP FALMOUTH).

Pursuit Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT IN 1903 BY SMITHS DOCK CO. LTD., NORTH SHIELDS, SUNK AFTER COLLISION AT PENZANCE.

Sunbeam Wreck

VESSEL WAS CAPTURED BY SUBMARINE & SUNK BY GUNFIRE 17M S BY E FROM WICK.