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Name(s): 1) Ethelbert

2) MOTIA

Yard No.: 3

Launch date: ?12/01/1881

Tonnage: 513

Vessel type: Cargo

Dimensions (feet L, B, H): 170, 24.6, 11.7

Owner(s): 1) Colvils Lowden & Co. Glasgow

2) By 1890 Fowley & Co.

3) La Siciania (Italy) (Abt.1908)

Notes: Sunk by submarine gunfire (U-35) near Ustica, Tyrrhenian Sea

War Service: 13/06/1916

Lives lost: 0

Name(s): City of Cambridge

Yard No.: 7

Launch date: 15/08/1882

Tonnage: 2576

Vessel type: Passenger/cargo

Dimensions (feet L, B, H): 400, 42.1, 29.6

Owner(s): George Smith & Sons, Glasgow

Notes: Sunk by submarine torpedo (UC-67) off Algeria

War Service: 03/07/1917

Lives lost: 0

Name(s): 1) Skerryvore

2) COATH

Yard No.: 12

Launch date: 12/10/1882

Tonnage: 994

Vessel type: Passenger/cargo

Dimensions (feet L, B, H): 225.6, 31, 15.6

Owner(s): 1) Clyde Shipping Co. Glasgow

2) G.Brazely & Sons (1897)

Notes: Sunk by submarine torpedo (U-38) near Eastbourne

War Service: 12/12/1916

Lives lost: 16

Name(s): Teelin Head

Yard No.: 14

Launch date: 06/02/1883

Tonnage: 1715

Vessel type: Cargo

Dimensions (feet L, B, H): 275.4, 35.3, 18.1

Owner(s): Ulster SS Co. Belfast

Notes: Sunk by submarine torpedo (UC-31) in English Channel

War Service: 21/01/1918

Lives lost: 13
Further information: Dazzle photo

Name(s): 1) River Ettrick

2) RUMINA

Yard No.: 15

Launch date: 31/03/1883

Tonnage: 1454

Vessel type: Cargo

Dimensions (feet L, B, H): 250, 35.2, 18

Owner(s): 1) James Little & Co. Glasgow

2) Concordia Shipping Co. (J A Waller of Gothenburg, Sweden) (1897)

Notes: Captured by German submarine (U-17) with wood pulp for London. Sunk following day when hit mine off Gotland Island, Sweden.

War Service: 22/10/1915

23/10/1915

Lives lost: 6

Name(s): Carnmoney

Yard No.: 31

Launch date: ?05/09/1884

Tonnage: 1299

Vessel type: Barque sailing vessel

Dimensions (feet L, B, H): 235.5, 36.2, 21

Owner(s): Carnmoney Shipping Co. (William Porter & Sons, Belfast)

Notes: Boarded by German submarine (U-49) and sunk by explosives 150mi off Fastnet. Carrying maize from Buenos Aires.

War Service: 14/05/1917

Lives lost: 0

Name(s): Lorton

Yard No.: 57

Launch date: 23/8/1888

Tonnage: 1419

Vessel type: Barque sailing vessel

Dimensions (feet L, B, H): 245.8, 37.4, 21.6

Owner(s): P.Iredale & Sons, Liverpool

D.Loero, Callao, Peru

Notes: Sunk by submarine (U-67) off Port Santos, Spain in neutral waters causing outrage by Peru who seized German ships in their ports.

War Service: 05/02/1917

Lives lost: 0

Name(s): Dunmore Head

Yard No.: 63

Launch date: 18/05/1889

Tonnage: 2229

Vessel type: Cargo

Dimensions (feet L, B, H): 302.4, 40.2, 19.5

Owner(s): Ulster SS Co. Belfast

Notes: Sunk by submarine torpedo (U-62) 135mi NW of Tory Island

War Service: 27/04/1917

Lives lost: 0

Name(s): City of Perth

Yard No.: 71

Launch date: 23/07/1890

Tonnage: 3427

Vessel type: Cargo

Dimensions (feet L, B, H): 361.7, 42.7, 26.4

Owner(s): 1) G.Smith & Sons, Glasgow

2) J R Ellerman (1901)

Notes: Sunk by submarine torpedo (U-70) 200m from Fastnet

War Service: 11/06/1917

Lives lost: 8

Name(s): Eveleen

Yard No.: 76

Launch date: 15/12/1890

Tonnage: 489

Vessel type: Cargo

Dimensions (feet L, B, H): 171.8, 26.1, 10.2

Owner(s): John Milligen, Belfast

Notes: Disappeared from Ayr-Belfast and presumed sunk by UB 72 which was in area. Commemorated on Tower Hill memorial

War Service: 06/05/1918

Lives lost: 15

Name(s): 1) Lough Neagh

2) Emilias Ciampa

3) FRANCESCO C

Yard No.: 84

Launch date: 22/10/1891

Tonnage: 973

Vessel type: Barque sailing vessel

Dimensions (feet L, B, H): 206, 34.1, 19

Owner(s): 1) McWilliams, Smyth & Co. Belfast

2) F S Ciampa & Sons, Italy (1895)

3) A V Canepa, Genoa, Italy (1910)

Notes: Sunk by U-boat (U-34) with explosive charge near Sardinia

War Service: 04/05/1917

Lives lost: 0

Name(s): Galgorm Castle

Yard No.: 87

Launch date: 18/11/1891

Tonnage: 1569

Vessel type: Barque sailing vessel

Dimensions (feet L, B, H): 256.2, 38, 22

Owner(s): 1) Northern Shipowners Co. Ltd. Belfast

2) James A Young & Co. Belfast

3) ?John Stewart & Co. Belfast

Notes: Sunk by submarine gunfire (U-49) 40mi W of Fastnet. Two lifeboats adrifts – 12 from one rescued after 13.5hrs. ??After 10 days 1 man out of 12 found alive in drifting boat

War Service: 27/02/1916

Lives lost: 11
Further information: Photo of vessel

Name(s): 1 )Hector

2) Fleet Messenger No.20

3) White Sea Ammunition Carrier No.126

4) Expeditionary Force Transport No.F01

5) Royal Naval Collier No.2154

6) Stores Carrier No.103

Yard No.: 116

Launch date: 27/11/1894

Tonnage: 4660

Vessel type: Cargo

Dimensions (feet L, B, H): 391.5, 47.2, 26.1

Owner(s): Alfred Holt & Co. Liverpool

Notes: ? Date acquired by UK government .
Balloon spotting for battleships during Dardanelles campaign. After war returned to owners

War Service: 12/05/1915 until December 1918

Lives lost: 0
Further information: Photo & details of vessel

Name(s): Statesman

Yard No.: 119

Launch date: 25/05/1895

Tonnage: 6322

Vessel type: Cargo

Dimensions (feet L, B, H): 450, 52.5, 30.6

Owner(s): T&J Harrison, Liverpool

Notes: Acquired as requisitioned auxillary 04/08/1914 – used in Dardanelles campaign. Returned to owners 07/03/1915
Sunk by submarine torpedo (UB-43) 200mi E of Malta

War Service: 03/11/1916

Lives lost: 6
Further information: Photo & details of vessel

Name(s): Ardanearg

Yard No.: 121

Launch date: ?? 1895

Tonnage: 3218

Vessel type: Cargo

Dimensions (feet L, B, H): 335, 43.6, 18.2

Owner(s): 1) Clark & Service, Glasgow

2) Christian Salveson & Co, Leith, Glasgow

Notes: Sunk by submarine torpedo (UC-54) 86mi from Malta

War Service: 14/03/1918

Lives lost: 2

Name(s): Kintuck

Yard No.: 122

Launch date: 03/09/1895

Tonnage: 4447

Vessel type: Cargo

Dimensions (feet L, B, H): 410, 48.1, 27.4

Owner(s): 1) China Mutual SS Co. London

2) Alfred Holt & Co. Liverpool (1902)

Notes: 1) Survived U boat attack
2) Survived U boat attack
3) Sunk by mine (UC-17) 8mi off Godrevy Lighthouse, Cornwall

War Service: 1) Dec 1916

2) June 1917

3) 02/12/1917

Lives lost: 1

Name(s): 1) Denton Grange

2) GLENLOGAN

Yard No.: 125

Launch date: 27/05/1896

Tonnage: 5807

Vessel type: Refrigerated cargo

Dimensions (feet L, B, H): 420, 54.1, 29.4

Owner(s): 1) Holder Bros & Co. London

2) Glen Line (Macgregor, Gow & Co. London) (1901)

Notes: Sunk by submarine torpedo (U-21) in Mediterranean Sea, 8mi off Stromboli Island, Italy

War Service: 31/10/1916

Lives lost: 0
Further information: Photo of vessel

Name(s): Patroclus

Yard No.: 128

Launch date: 31/3/1896

Tonnage: 5509

Vessel type: Cargo

Dimensions (feet L, B, H): 422, 49.4, 28.6

Owner(s): 1) Alfred Holt & Co. Liverpool

2) N.S.M Oceann, Holland

Notes: Requisitioned by British government

War Service: Abt 1917

Lives lost: 0

Name(s): Antenor

Yard No.: 129

Launch date: 11/06/1896

Tonnage: 5531

Vessel type: Cargo

Dimensions (feet L, B, H): 422, 49.4, 28.6

Owner(s): 1) Alfred Holt & Co. Liverpool

2) N.S.M Oceann, Holland (1914)

3) Reverted to British Flag ?date

Notes: Torpedoed In Mediterranean but limped to port for repairs.

War Service: 09/02/1918

Lives lost: 0

Name(s): Glenarm Head

Yard No.: 131

Launch date: 24/07/1897

Tonnage: 3910

Vessel type: Cargo

Dimensions (feet L, B, H): 285, 41.9, 24.6

Owner(s): Ulster SS Co. Belfast

Notes: Sunk by submarine torpedo (UB-30) near Brighton Lightship

War Service: 04/01/1918

Lives lost: 2

Name(s): 1) City of Corinth

2) SEQUANA

Yard No.: 147

Launch date: 22/03/1898

Tonnage: 5443

Vessel type: Passenger/cargo

Dimensions (feet L, B, H): 430, 50.2, 28.5

Owner(s): 1) G.Smith & Sons, Glasgow

2) Ellerman Lines Ltd (1901)

3) Cie. D Nav Sud-Atlantique, France (1912)

Notes: Used by French government as troopship.
Torpedoed by submarine (UC-72) off Ile d’Yeu, W coast of France

War Service: 08/06/1917

Lives lost: 207

Name(s): 1) Rippingham Grange

2) LIMERICK

Yard No.: 148

Launch date: 18/04/1898

Tonnage: 5790

Vessel type: Refrigerated cargo

Dimensions (feet L, B, H): 420, 54.2, 29.5

Owner(s): 1) Houlder Bros & Co. London

2) New Zealand Shipping Co.

Notes: Used to transport NZ expeditionary forces. Sunk by submarine (U-86) 140mi off Bishops Rock, Scilly Isles (carrying cargo)

War Service: 28/05/1917

Lives lost: 8
Further information: Photos & details of vessel

Name(s): Quernmore

Yard No.: 151

Launch date: ?Sep 1898

Tonnage: 7302

Vessel type: Cargo

Dimensions (feet L, B, H): 480, 52.3, 27

Owner(s): 1) W Johnston & Co. Liverpool

2) Royal Navy

Notes: Escort vessel sunk by submarine torpedo (U-82) 160mi off Tory Island. Use – escort vessel

War Service: 31/07/1917

Lives lost: 1

Name(s): 1) Stentor

2) WHITE SEA AMMUNITION CARRIER No.222

Yard No.: 154

Launch date: 31/12/1898

Tonnage: 6773

Vessel type: Cargo

Dimensions (feet L, B, H): 442.4, 52.8, 30.6

Owner(s): 1)Alfred Holt & Co. Liverpool

2) British government

Notes: War service

War Service: 31/03/1905

Lives lost: 0
Further information: Photo & details of vessel 1899

Name(s): Mechanican

Yard No.: 169

Launch date: 09/08/1900

Tonnage: 9044

Vessel type: Cargo

Dimensions (feet L, B, H): 482, 57.3, 31.5

Owner(s): 1) T & J Harrison, Liverpool

2) Royal Navy

Notes: Escort vessel hit by submarine torpedo (UB-35) 8 mi off St Catherine’s Point, Isle of Wight (beached but total loss)

War Service: 20/01/1918

Lives lost: 13

Name(s): City of Athens

Yard No.: 171

Launch date: 07/12/1900

Tonnage: 5160

Vessel type: Cargo

Dimensions (feet L, B, H): 4300, 50.2, 28.5

Owner(s): 1) G.Smith & Sons, Glasgow

2) Ellerman Lines Ltd (1901)

Notes: Sunk by mine off Capetown which was laid by German surface raider, Wolf in January 1917

War Service: ?01/08/1917

Lives lost: 21

Name(s): Ionian

Yard No.: 177

Launch date: 12/09/1901

Tonnage: 8265

Vessel type: Refrigerated cargo

Dimensions (feet L, B, H): 470, 57.5, 37.6

Owner(s): 1) Allen Line SS Co. Glasgow

2) Troopship

Notes: Sunk by submarine-laid mine (UC-51) off Milford Haven

War Service: ?01/10/1917

Lives lost: 7

Name(s): City of Benares

Yard No.: 178

Launch date: 29/10/1901

Tonnage: 6732

Vessel type: Passenger/cargo

Dimensions (feet L, B, H): 460.5, 55.3, 31

Owner(s): City Line (Ellerman) Glasgow

Notes: Troopship

War Service: 1914-18

Lives lost: 0

Name(s): 1) Oswestry Grange

2) Roscommon

Yard No.: 182

Launch date: 23/01/1902

Tonnage: 6592

Vessel type: Refrigerated cargo

Dimensions (feet L, B, H): 450, 55, 30.6

Owner(s): 1) Holder Bros & Co. Glasgow

2) New Zealand Shipping Co. (1912)

3) Union SS Co.

Notes: Sunk by submarine torpedo (U-53) 20mi off Tory Island

War Service: ?01/08/1917

Lives lost: 0

Name(s): Telemachus

Yard No.: 184

Launch date: 25/03/1902

Tonnage: 7450

Vessel type: Cargo

Dimensions (feet L, B, H): 454.7, 54.1, 32.3

Owner(s): Alfred Holt & Co. Liverpool

Notes: Expeditionary Force Transport No.C106

War Service: Oct 1915-Jan 1918

Lives lost: 0

Name(s): Jason

Yard No.: 185

Launch date: 24/05/1902

Tonnage: 7450

Vessel type: Cargo

Dimensions (feet L, B, H): 457.4, 54.1, 32.3

Owner(s): Alfred Holt & Co. Liverpool

Notes: War service

War Service: Jul 1915-Mar 1918

Lives lost: 0

Name(s): Titian

Yard No.: 187

Launch date: 08/05/1902

Tonnage: 4170

Vessel type: Cargo

Dimensions (feet L, B, H): 390, 50.3, 27.1

Owner(s): Lamport & Holt, Liverpool

Notes: Sunk by marine torpedo (Austrian SMS U-14) off Malta

War Service: ?01/08/1917

Lives lost: 0
Further information: Commander of submarine Georg Ritter von Trapp

Name(s): Keemun

Yard No.: 191

Launch date: 01/09/1902

Tonnage: 7642

Vessel type: Cargo

Dimensions (feet L, B, H): 482, 58.2, 32.8

Owner(s): 1) China Mutual SS Co. Liverpool

2) Holt

Notes: Successfully drove off attack by surfaced U-boat in the Atlantic whilst carrying fuel oil

War Service: 13/06/1918

Lives lost: 0