Steam Ship Wrecks WWI
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EX-TIDJITT, EX-SYRA, EX-HALIFAX CITY, EX-SYRACUSA, EX-JOHN COCKERILL. BUILT IN 1894 IN FRANCE. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PAS...
Paris Wreck
VESSEL BUILT 1910 BY AKERS MEK. VERKSTED AND OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY A/S GANGER ROLF. ON PASSAGE FROM FREDRIKSSTAD TO GARSTON. TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY...
Paros Wreck
EX-RICHMOND CASTLE. BUILT 1898. PASSAGE KARACHI FOR MANCHESTER. CAPTURED AND TORPEDOED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U-38 IN ST GEORGES CHANNEL. (BRITISH MERCHA...
Patagonia Wreck
TORPEDOED BY SUBMARINE, ATTACKED WITHOUT WARNING 10.5M NE FROM ODESSA. PASSAGE ODESSA FOR NICOLAIEFF. (WW1SL)
Patria Wreck
BUILT IN 1882 BY MURDOCH & MURRAY, PORT GLASGOW. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY WASA NORDSJO ANGF AKTIEB, WASA. ONE BOILER, COMPOUND EXPANSION ENGINE OF 93H...
Paul Wreck
EX-BALLOCHBUIE. BUILT IN 1880 BY HALL, RUSSEL, ABERDEEN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY J HUYGHEBAERT. ONE BOILER, COMPOUND EXPANSION ENGINE OF 91HP, SINGLE...
Paul Wreck
TORPEDOED BY SUBMARINE AND SHATTERED.
Pearl (Possibly) Wreck
PASSAGE LLANELLI FOR TREPORT. (LL WW1). CAPTURED AND SCUTTLED BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE WHILE ON PASSAGE LE HAVRE TO PORTSMOUTH. (NAVAL STAFF MONOGRAPHS,...
Peebles (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1911 BY NORTHUMBERLAND SB CO LTD, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY SUNDERLAND SS CO LTD. THREE BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE...
Peer Gynt (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1915 BY LAVEVAAGS. MSK. & JRUSKB., BERGEN. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 106 NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE PORT TALBOT FOR ROUEN. TORP...
Peerless (Possibly) Wreck
TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY ENEMY SUBMARINE 60 MILES SW FROM BISHOP ROCK WHILST EN ROUTE FROM LISBON TO MANCHESTER. (WW1SL & LL WW1).
Pegu Wreck
BUILT IN 1913 BY W DENNY & BROS LTD, DUMBARTON. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY BRITISH & BURMESE STEAM NAVIGATION CO LTD. FOUR BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENG...
Peik Wreck
BUILT IN 1896 BY NYLANDS VOERKSTED. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY H & J N JACOBSEN. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 106 NHP. PASSAGE CHERBOURG FOR WARKWORTH. TO...
Peik (Probably) Wreck
EX- REGULUS, BUILT 1910 WITH 3 CYLINDER TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SIGLE SHAFT. ON PASSAGE NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE TO ARENDAL. TORPEDOED & SUNK BY GERMAN SU...
Pelham (Possibly) Wreck
CAPTURED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U 35 AND SUNK USING EXPLOSIVE CHARGES. (NAVAL STAFFMONOGRAPHS, VOL.13). WAS ON PASSAGE MALTA TO BARR...
Pelham (Possibly) Wreck
CAPTURED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U 35 AND SUNK USING EXPLOSIVE CHARGES. (NAVAL STAFF MONOGRAPHS, VOL.13). WAS ON PASSAGE MALTA TO BARRY. (LLOYDS WAR LOSSE...
Pentwyn (Possibly) Wreck
VESSEL, TORPEDOED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U-90. (DER KRIEG ZUR SEE). VESSEL, ON PASSAGE FROM LAGOS FOR LIVERPOOL. TORPEDOED BY GERMAN...
Pentyrch Wreck
TORPEDOED & SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE UB 40. (WW1SL & DER KRIEG ZUR SEE).
Penvearn Wreck
BUILT IN 1906 BY W DOXFORD & CO, SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY PENVEARN SS CO LTD. THREE BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 300NHP, SINGLE SHA...
Peregrine Wreck
BUILT IN 1892 BY W B THOMPSON & CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE GENERAL SS NAVIGATION CO. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGIES OF 455 NHP. WRECKED ON THE LONGSAND...
Perm (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1883 BY BURMEISTER & WAIN. OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY DET FORENEDE DAMPSKIBS SELSKAB. TWO BOILERS, FOUR CYLINDER COMPOUND EXPANSION ENGINE,...
Peronne Wreck
BUILT IN 1882 BY SUNDERLAND SB CO. OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY CIE. FRANCAISE DE MARINE ET DE COMMERCE. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE. PASSAGE LE HAVRE FOR...
Perra Wreck
SUNK BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE 15 MILES N OF THE CASQUETS EN ROUTE FROM BILBAO TO CALAIS. (NAVAL STAFF MONOGRAPHS VOL.17).
Perra (Possibly) Wreck
TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY SUBMARINE OFF CASQUETS WHILE ON PASSAGE CASTRES URDIALES, BILBAO, TO CALAIS. (LL WW1).
Perth Wreck
EX-BRINIO. BUILT IN 1886 BY MURDOCH & MURRAY, PORT GLASGOW. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY INCE BANK SHIPPING CO LTD. ONE BOILER, COMPOUND EXPANSION ENGINE...
Peshawur Wreck
BUILT IN 1905 BY BARCLAY, CURLE & CO. WITH TRIPLE- EXPANSION ENGINES OF 500NHP. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO. PA...
Peshawur Wreck
BUILT IN 1905 BY BARCLAY, CURLE & CO. WITH TRIPLE- EXPANSION ENGINES OF 500NHP. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY PENINSULAR & ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO. PA...
Peter Hamre Wreck
TORPEDOED BY SUBMARINE.
Petersham Wreck
EX-CLINTON. BUILT IN 1899 BY RICHARDSON, DUCK & CO, STOCKTON-ON-TEES. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY WATT, WATTS & CO. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE...
Petersham (Possibly) Wreck
SANK AFTER COLLISION WITH SPANISH SS SERRA 10M OFF TREVOSE HEAD WHILST EN-ROUTE FROM BILBAO TO CLYDE. (DODS).
Petritzis Wreck
BUILT 1905 BY J L THOMPSON & SONS, WITH TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES OF 321NHP. OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY E PETRITZIS FILS. WAS TORPEDOED & SUNK BY A G...
Petshenga (Possibly) Wreck
PASSAGE HARTLEPOL FOR ROUEN. CARGO COAL. MINED.
Phare (Probably) Wreck
EX- GROVELEA, EX- LADY FURNESS, BUILT 1906 BY BLYTH SHIPBUILDING CO.LTD., BLTYH, WITH 3 CYLINDER TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 166HP, 1 BOILER, SINGLE SH...
Philadelphian Wreck
TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U-82 47M S BY E 0.5 E OF THE LIZARD. PASSAGE NEW YORK FOR LONDON. 4 LIVES LOST. (LL WW1, WW1SL & DER KRIEG ZUR...
Philomene Wreck
VESSEL TORPEDOED & SUNK BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE WHILE ON PASSAGE FROM LONDON TO BORDEAUX. (LL WW1). SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE 'UB88' WHILST IN...
Pilar De Larrinaga Wreck
BUILT IN 1902 BY RUSSELL & CO, PORT GLASGOW. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MIGUEL DE LARRINAGA SS CO LTD. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 431 NHP,...
Pilar De Larrinaga (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1902 BY RUSSELL & CO, PORT GLASGOW. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MIGUEL DE LARRINAGA SS CO LTD. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 431 NHP,...
Pinewood (Probably) Wreck
BUILT IN 1914 BY S P AUSTIN & SONS LTD, SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY W FRANCE & FENWICK & CO LTD. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 211N...
Plm 4 Wreck
BUILT IN 1916 BY GREAT LAKES ENGINEERING WORKS. OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY SOC. NATIONALE D'AFFRETEMENTS. PASSAGE THE TYNE FOR LE HAVRE. TORPEDOED B...
Plm 4 (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1916 BY GREAT LAKES ENGINERING WORKS. OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY SOC. NATIONALE D'AFFRETEMENTS. PASSAGE THE TYNE FOR LE HAVRE. TORPEDOED BY...
Pluto Wreck
PASSAGE ROTTERDAM FOR BRISTOL. SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE. (LL WW1)
Pluton Wreck
MINED.
Poitiers (Part Of)(Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1917 BY SUPERIOR SHIPBUILDING CO. OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY CIE. FRANCAISE DES CHEMINS DE FER DE PARIS-ORLEANS. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANS...
Polandia (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1898 BY BLOHM & VOSS, HAMBURG. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. MISSING, PRESUMED SUNK...
Polanna Wreck
EX-ANNA WOERMANN '98, EX-ANTONINA I. BUILT IN 1893. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CLYDE SS CO, GLASGOW. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE THE...
Polanna (Possibly) Wreck
EX-ANNA WOERMANN '98, EX-ANTONINA I. BUILT IN 1893. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CLYDE SS CO, GLASGOW. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE THE...
Polar Prince Wreck
PASSAGE MILFORD HAVEN FOR MALTA. TORPEDOED AND SUNK 8M W BY S OF CAPE SPARTEL. MASTER MADE PRISONER. (WWI BR MERCHANT SHIPPING LOSSES & LL WWI).
Polaria (Possibly) Wreck
5.1.1918 PASSAGE CARDIFF FOR ALEXANDRIA. WAS WRECKED OFF ALEXANDRIA ON 5.1.1918 AFTER BEING ATTACKED BY GUNFIRE FROM A GERMAN SUBMARINE IN THE MEDIT...
Polbrae Wreck
TORPEDOED BY SUBMARINE 1.5M SW OF HARTLAND POINT WHILST EN-ROUTE FROM CARDIFF TO ST MALO. (LL WW1).
Poldown Wreck
EX-PELLWORM, EX-HAWK. BUILT IN 1905 BY FEVIGS, FEVIG. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE SHIPPING CONTROLLER. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSIOIN ENGINE OF 142NHP...
Polesley (Possibly) Wreck
EX-ISTRIA, EX-DEN OF CRONBIE. BUILT IN 1905 BY C CONNELL & CO, GLASGOW. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY FARRAR, GROVES & CO. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION EN...
Poljames Wreck
TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE 6M S OF THE LIZARD. (BOT WR8/340 & DOCKET M46066). TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE...
Poljames Wreck
TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE 6M S OF THE LIZARD. (BOT WR8/340 & DOCKET M46066). TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE...
Poljames Wreck
TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE 6M S OF THE LIZARD. (BOT WR8/340 & DOCKET M46066). TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE...
Polleon Wreck
TORPEDOED BY SUBMARINE 3M E.N.E. OF TYNE ENTRANCE,4 LIVES LOST.
Polleon (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1915. REGISTERED AT NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY EVERETT & NEWBIGIN BUT UNDER CONTRACT TO THE ADMIRALTY. SINGLE BOILER, TRIP...
Pollokshields Wreck
BUILT IN 1890 BY BLOHM & VOSS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY TYZACK & BRANFOOT. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 281NHP. PASSAGE CARDIFF FOR BERMUDA. WRECKED ON...
Pollux (Probably) Wreck
BUILT IN 1907. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY DET BERGENSKE D/S. PASSAGE NEWCASTLE FOR BERGEN. TORPEDOED & SUNK BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE.
Polo Wreck
BUILT OF STEEL IN 1913 BY EARLES & CO LTD OF HULL. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ELLERMAN WILSON LINE. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 217 HP, SING...
Polruan Wreck
BUILT IN 1907 BY W GRAY & CO LTD. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY HALL BROTHERS, CAIRNS, NOBLE & CO. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. REQU...
Poltava (Possibly) Wreck
MINED 3 MILES ENE FROM SOUTER POINT. PASSAGE FROM THE TYNE TO ?. CARGO COAL. (WW1SL).
Polvena (Possibly) Wreck
TORPEDOED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE 25M N BY E 0.25 E FROM USHANT. (WW1SL). COPPER CARGO WAS SALVAGED 1952 BY 'SERIMA' AND LANDED AT MORLAIX. (A C...
Polvena (Probably) Wreck
TORPEDOED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE 25M N BY E 0.25 E FROM USHANT. (WW1SL). COPPER CARGO WAS SALVAGED 1952 BY 'SERIMA' AND LANDED AT MORLAIX. (A C...
Polwell (Probably) Wreck
EX-SYRA, EX-DEUTSCHER KAISER, EX-NORTHUMBRIA. BUILT IN 1888 BY J L THOMPSON & SONS, SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE SHIPPING CONTROLLER (TYZA...
Pomeranian Wreck
EX-GRECIAN MONARCH. BUILT IN 1882 BY EARLE'S CO LTD, KINGSTON-UPON-HULL. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ALLAN LINE. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 316 NHP, SING...
Pontet Canet Wreck
TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE UB 109 WHILST EN ROUTE FROM LE HAVRE TO NANTES. (LL WW1 & DER KRIEG ZUR SEE, VOL 5).
Pontoporos (Possibly) Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1913 BY W DOXFORD & SONS, WAS TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE IN THE BAY OF BISCAY. OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY THE NATIONAL S...
Pontoporos (Probably) Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1913 BY W DOXFORD & SONS, WAS TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE IN THE BAY OF BISCAY. OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY THE NATIONAL S...
Pontypridd Wreck
BUILT IN 1883 BY BLYTH SB CO LTD, BLYTH. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY SOUTH METROPOLITAN GAS CO. SCREW, COPOUND ENGINES, 99HP. MACHINERY BY BLACK, HAWTHOR...
Port Campbell Wreck
TORPEDOED BY SUBMARINE.
Port Curtis Wreck
SUNK BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE WHILE ON PASSAGE FROM BAHIA BLANCA TO CHERBOURG. (LL WW1). CAPTURED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE & SUNK BY BOMBS, 70M W OF...
Port Dalhousie (Possibly) Wreck
EX-TYNEMOUTH. BUILT IN 1913 BY SWAN HUNTER & WIGHAM RICHARDSON, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY REUBEN MCLELLAND, KINGSTONE, ONTARIO. TW...
Port Nicholson (Possibly) Wreck
MINED. (WW1 SL).
Port Nicholson (Probably) Wreck
MINED. (WW1SL).
Porthkerry Wreck
BUILT IN 1911 BY J CROWN & SONS LTD, SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY PORTHCAWL SS CO LTD. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 220 NHP, SINGLE...
Porthkerry Wreck
VESSEL, BUILT 1911 BY J CROWN & SONS AND OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY PORTHCAWL STEAMSHIP CO., WAS TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE 16M W BY S O...
Portia Wreck
BUILT IN 1914 BY TRONDHJEMS MEK. VERSTED. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY J LUND & CO. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 116NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. MINED.
Portugal Wreck
BUILT IN 1909 BY CHANTIERS NAVALS ANVEROIS OF HOBOKEN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ARMEMENT ADOLF DEPPE. PASSAGE LE HAVRE FOR NEWPORT. TORPEDOED BY U-113...
Powhatan (Probably) Wreck
VESSEL BUILT IN 1898 BY SIR J LAING & SONS. 567 NHP, WITH TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY TANK STORAGE & CARRIAGE COMPANY. SUNK BY...
Pr Abbas Wreck
No description
President Leroy Lallier Wreck
TORPEDOED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE.
Presto Wreck
MINED. 6 LIVES LOST. (DODS).
Presto (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1905 BY J CROWN & SONS LTD, SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY PELTON SS CO LTD. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 135NP, SINGLE SHAFT...
Prestonian Wreck
BUILT IN 1901 BY ALILSA SHIPBUILDING CO, TROON. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY PRESTON STEAM NAVIGATION CO LTD. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 126NH...
Prima Wreck
SUNK BY A SUBMARINE WHILE ON PASSAGE FROM PORT TALBOT TO BORDEAUX. (LL WW1).
Prima Wreck
BUILT IN 1885 BY J L MEYER, PAPENBURG. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY A/S D/S PRIMA. ONE BOILER, COMPOUND EXPANSION ENGINE OF 41NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE R...
Primo ? Wreck
EX-REMUS, EX-FALSTAD. BUILT IN 1908 BY SCHEEPSWERF J MEIJER, ZALTBOMMEL. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE SHIPPING CONTROLLER (J J THOMAS & CO, CARDIFF)....
Prince Albert Wreck
BUILT IN 1904 BY TYNE IRON SHIPBUILDING CO LTD, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY OCEAN SOC ANON BELGE. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGI...
Princess Caroline Wreck
BUILT IN 1910 BY CALEDON SB & ENGINEERING CO LTD. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY M LONGLANDS & SONS. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 162NHP, SINGLE S...
Princess Juliana Wreck
MINED. (WW1SL).
Princess Maud Wreck
TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE. (WW1SL). NO REFERENCE TO THIS SINKING IN DER KREIG ZUR SEE.
Princess Maud (Possibly) Wreck
PASSAGE LONDON FOR LEITH IN CONVOY. TORPEDOED BY UB-88. 3 MEN LOST. REMAINING CREW OF 23 RECOVERED BY A A TRAWLER, WHICH HAD JUST RECOVERED 11 MEN FRO...
Princess Olga (Possibly) Wreck
BUILT IN 1901 IN PORT GLASGOW. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY M LANGLANDS & SONS, LIVERPOOL. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 125NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. P...
Princess Royal Wreck
BUILT IN 1912 BY CALEDON SHIPBUILDING & ENGINEERING CO LTD, DUNDEE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY M LANGLANDS & SONS. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 217 NHP, S...
Princess Victoria Wreck
BUILT IN 1894 BY W B THOMPSON & CO LTD, DUNDEE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY M LANGLANDS & SONS, LIVERPOOL. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 201NHP...
Princess Victoria Wreck
TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE. (WW1SL). REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN SUNK IN COLLISION WITH AN ESCORT. (H3317/15)....
Pronto Wreck
SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE 13M NW OF USHANT WHILST ON PASSAGE SPAIN FOR LIVERPOOL. (LL WW1).
Providence Wreck
TORPEDOED BY SUBMARINE, WHILST ON PASSAGE CORK FOR FRANCE.
Prunelle Wreck
TORPEDOED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE 12 LIVES LOST
Prunelle Wreck
BUILT IN 1874 IN MALMO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE SHIPPING CONTROLLER (H W & C M EZARD). COMPOUND ENGINES OF 65 RHP FOR 8 KNOTS. THE CAPTAIN AND 11...