Steam Ship Wrecks WWI

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Nestorian Wreck

WRECKED S OF CAPE CLEAR ISLAND, WHILE EN ROUTE GALVESTON TO LIVERPOOL. VESSEL, BUILT 1911 BY HAWTHORN LESLIE, WAS OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY F...

Neuquen Wreck

BUILT IN 1913 BY CAMPBELTOWN SHIPBUILDING CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY A HOLLND & CO, LONDON. THREE BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 327 NHP, SINGL...

New York City Wreck

BUILT 1907 BY RICHARDSON, DUCK & CO, STOCKTON-ON-TEES, WITH 3 CYLINDER TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 404HP, SINGLE SHAFT, 2 BOILERS. MACHINERY BY BLAIR &...

New Zealand Transport Wreck

VESSEL, SUNK BY SUBMARINE TORPEDO WHILST ON PASSAGE FROM PORT TALBOT. THREE LIVES LOST. (WW1SL).

Newcastle Wreck

MINED 4M SW OF FOLKESTONE WHILST EN ROUTE FROM MAURITIUS TO LONDON. (LL WW1).

Newholm Wreck

BUILT IN 1899 BY C S SWAN & HUNTER LTD, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY NEWCASTLE STEAMSHIP CO. THREE BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGI...

Nico Wreck

MINED.

Nidelven Wreck

BUILT IN 1908 BY TRONDHEIMS MEK VAERKS, TRONDHEIM. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY NORDENFJELDSKE DAMPSKIBSSELSKAB. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 13...

Nieuwland Wreck

BUILT IN 1914 BY OSBOURNE, GRAHAM & CO, SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY N V STOOMY MIJ, NEDERLANDSCHE LLOYD, ROTTERDAM. PASSAGE GOOLE FOR HARLING...

Nigel Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT IN 1903 BY GRANGEMOUTH & GREENOCK DOCKYARD AND OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY G GIBSON & CO., WAS MINED AND SUNK OFF BOULOGNE. 5 LIVES LOS...

Nike (Possibly) Wreck

EX-MARIO. EX-CALEDONIA. BUILT IN 1883 BY OSWALD, MORDAUNT & CO, SOUTHAMPTON. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ANGF AKTIEB, NIKE. TWO BOILERS, COMPOUND EXPANSI...

Nirefs (Possibly) Wreck

BUILT IN 1915 BY CRAIG, TAYLOR & CO., WITH TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES OF 368NHP. OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY THE HELLENIC CO OF MARITIME ENTERPRISES. P...

Nitedal Wreck

EX-HERO. BUILT IN 1903 LAXEVAAGS MSK. & JRNSKB. BERGEN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY D/S A/S OSTLANDET. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 149HP, SIN...

Nitedal Wreck

BUILT IN 1903 BY LAXEVAAGS, MASKIN & JERNSKIBS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY T SAGEN. TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE. SANK IN 3MINUTES. (DODS).

Nogill Wreck

SUNK BY GERMAN DESTROYERS IN NORTH SEA. PASSAGE GOTHENBURG FOR THE TYNE. (LL WW1 & NAVAL STAFF MONOGRAPHS, VOL 14).

Nominoe Wreck

TORPEDOED AND SUNK WHILE AT ANCHOR BY GERMAN SUBMARINE. WAS ON PASSAGE ROUEN TO NEWCASTLE. (WW1SL & LL WW1).

Nonni Wreck

TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE. (DODS).

Nora Wreck

BUILT IN 1910 BY THE ANTWERP ENGINEERING CO, HOBOKEN. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY DMPSKEISK OF VESTERHAVET. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE...

Nordaas Wreck

PASSAGE BLYTH FOR PETSCHORA. SUNK BY U 25.

Nordcap Wreck

SUNK BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE NEAR ILE D'YEU WHILE ON PASSAGE BILBAO FOR NANTES. (LL WW1).

Nordstrand Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT 1891 BY RICHARDSON, DUCK & CO., 3 CYLINDER TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, 2 BOILERS. SANK WHILE ON PASSAGE TYNE TO ROUEN, AFTER GROUNDING 0.75...

Norfolk Coast Wreck

BUILT IN 1910 BY W HARKESES & SON LTD, MIDDLESBROUGH. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY POWELL, BACON & HUGH LINES LTD. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF...

Norhaug Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT 1899 BY FRAMMES MEK VAERKSTED, WAS TORPEDOED & SUNK BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE OFF USHANT. OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY M H KONGSHAVN. (DODS)...

Norhilda Wreck

TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE WHILE ON PASSAGE HARWICH TO TYNE.

Norma Wreck

BUILT 1885 BY J READHEAD & CO. OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY REDERIAKTIEB. KARNAN. TORPEDOED & SUNK BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE. (DODS). SUNK OUTSI...

Normandy Wreck

SUNK 8M NNW OF CHERBOURG BREAKWATER WHILST EN ROUTE FROM SOUTHAMPTON TO CHERBOURG. (LL WW1). VESSEL, BUILT IN 1910 BY EARLE'S CO. AND OWNED...

Normandy Wreck

SUNK 8M NNW OF CHERBOURG BREAKWATER WHILST EN ROUTE FROM SOUTHAMPTON TO CHERBOURG. (LL WW1). VESSEL, BUILT IN 1910 BY EARLE'S CO. AND OWNED...

Norseman Wreck

No description

Norseman Wreck

PASSAGE PLYMOUTH FOR SALONICA. BEACHED AFTER BEING TORPEDOED BY A SUBMARINE OFF GRAN CAPO, GULF OF SALONICA. (WW1SL & LLWW1).

North Cambria Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT 1907 BY FURNESS, WITHY & CO, SANK FOLLOWING A COLLISION WHILST EN ROUTE NEW YORK TO LA PALLICE. OWNED BY HUGH ROBERTS & SON AT TIME OF L...

North Sea (Probably) Wreck

BUILT IN 1899 BY CRAIG, TAYLOR & CO, STOCKTON-ON-TEES. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY J CORMACK & CO. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 205NHP, SINGLE...

Northfield (Possibly) Wreck

BUILT IN 1901 BY TYNE IRON SHIPBUILDING CO, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE. OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY H KEEP. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 210 NHP,...

Northlands (Possibly) Wreck

TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE, AFTER HAVING BEEN CAPTURED. (WW1SL). TORPEDOED AND SUNK 25M SW OF BEACHY HEAD ON PASSAGE LA GOULETTE...

Northville (Possibly) Wreck

BUILT IN 1897 BY J REDHEAD & SONS, SOUTH SHIELDS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE LOWLANDS STEAM SHIPPING CO LTD. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF...

Northwaite Wreck

TORPEDOED BY SUBMARINE.

Norwegian Wreck

TORPEDOED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE 4 MILES SW OF SEVEN HEADS. TOWED INTO DIRK BAY AND RAN ASHORE.

Notre Dame De Bon Secour Wreck

SUNK BY SUBMARINE OFF USHANT. PASSAGE SWANSEA FOR QUIMPER. (LL WW1).

Noviembre Wreck

BUILT IN 1895 BY TYNE IRON SB CO OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY S INNERARITY. TORPEDOED BY SUBMARINE. (DODS). SUNK 10M OFF R GIRONDE WHILE ON PASSAGE NE...

Novillo Wreck

EX-AMASIS. BUILT IN 1895 BY HAWTHORN & LESLIE, NEWCASTLE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY SOCIEDAD ANONIME DE NAVIGATION SUD ATLANTICA (MANAGERS, R RASONUSSE...

Novocastrian Wreck

MINED WHILST EN ROUTE FROM LONDON TO NEWCASTLE. (LL WW1).

Noya (Possibly) Wreck

TORPEDOED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE 8M WSW FROM THE LIZARD. 1 LIFE LOST. (WW1SL & LL WW1). BUILT 1912 BY W DOXFORD & SONS, SUNDERLAND,...

Noya (Possibly) Wreck

BUILT IN 1912 BY W DOXFORD & SONS, SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE ENGLISH & AMERICAN SHIPPING CO LTD. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 310NHP, SIN...

Nubia Wreck

BUILT IN 1895 BY RAMAGE & FERGUSON, LEITH. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY LEITH, HULL & HAMBURG STEAM PACKET CO. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 205H...

Nunima Wreck

BUILT IN 1903 BY W GREY & CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY TRECHMANN BROS. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 287NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE BILBAO FO...

Nyanza (Possibly) Wreck

BUILT IN 1897 BY STEPHEN & SONS LTD. (ALEXANDER STEPHEN), DUNDEE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MACLAY & MCINTYRE LTD, GLASGOW. PASSAGE CARDIFF FOR ARCHANG...

Nyasaland Wreck

EX-DIAMANTE. BUILT IN 1896 BY J C TECKLENBORK, GEESTEMUNDE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY MOZAMBIQUE WHALING CO LTD. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF...

Nyasaland Wreck

CAPTURED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE ON PASSAGE FROM CARDIFF TO LE HARVE CARRYING COAL. (WW1SL).

Nyassa Wreck

EX-SCEPTRE. BUILT IN 187 BY W GREY & CO, WEST HARTLEPOOL. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE GLASGOW NAVIGATION CO. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF...

Nydal Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT 1916 BY FREDERIKSTADS MEK VAERKSTED, WAS SUNK BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE IN THE BAY OF BISCAY. OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY FRIMANN & PEDERSE...

Nytaar (Possibly) Wreck

No description

O B Suhr Wreck

CAPTURED & SUNK BY SUBMARINE. (WW1SL).

Oakby Wreck

TORPEDOED & SUNK BY SUBMARINE OFF FOLKESTONE PIER, 2M E OF THE ROYAL SOVEREIGN LTV WHILST EN ROUTE FROM LONDON TO CARDIFF. (LL WW1). SUNK BY...

Oakwell Wreck

BUILT BY CRAIG , TAYLOR & CO, STOCKTON-ON-TEES. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE UNITED GLASS BOTTLE MANUFACTURERS LTD. SINGLE BOILER, COMPOUND EXPANSION...

Ocean Wreck

BUILT IN 1894 BY S P AUSTIN & SON, SUNDERLAND. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CORY COLLIERS LTD. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 155HP, SINGLE SHAFT....

Oceano Wreck

BUILT IN 1900 BY RUSSEL & CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ANDREW WEIR & CO. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 403NHP. PASSAGE PORT SAID FOR CALCUTTA. WRECKED OF...

Odense Wreck

VESSEL ABANDONED THEN SUNK BY ENEMY SUBMARINE. (WW1SL) 2.10.17 HARBOUR MASTER AT ST ABB'S STATES THAT ODENSE WAS ATTACKED AND TORPEDOED BY U-...

Odessa Wreck

No description

Oiekast Wreck

VESSEL CAPTURED BY SUBMARINE WHILST EN ROUTE FROM ROUEN TO CARDIFF. (WW1SL & SCANDINAVIAN WW1SL - D COX).

Oifjeld Wreck

CAPTURED & SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE. (WW1SL). WAS ON PASSAGE BILBAO TO BOULOGNE. (NAVAL STAFF MONOGRAPHS, VOL 17).

Oijfeld Wreck

No description

Olanda (Possibly) Wreck

BUILT IN 1899 BY W GREY & CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY STOOMV MAATS NEDERLANDSCHE LLOYD. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGIE OF 217NHP. PASSAGE SEAHAM FOR ROTTERDA...

Oldfield Grange (Part Of)(Pos Wreck

BUILT IN 1913. PASSAGE NEW YORK FOR CARDIFF. TORPEDOED BY U-62. (LLWW1 & BRITISH MERCHANT SHIPS SUNK BY U BOATS IN WW1).

Ole Bull Wreck

BUILT IN 1901 BY WOOD, SKINNER & CO. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY WESTFAL LARSEN. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 149HP, SINGLE SHAFT. MACHINERY B...

Olive Branch Wreck

EX-BELLORADO. BUILT IN 1912. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY NAUTILUS SS CO LTD. LIVERPOOL FOR ROMANOFF. TORPEDOED BY U-28. (LLOYDS WAR LOSSES WW1).

Olivine Wreck

BUILT IN 1902 BY J SHEPPER & SONS, GLASGOW. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY W ROBERTSON, GLASGOW. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 91NHP, SINGLE SHAFT....

Onega Wreck

EX-SV LUCHENBACH, EX-BROOKLYN, EX-MCPHERSON, EX-OBDAM, EX-BRITISH QUEEN. BUILT IN 1880 BY HARLAND & WOLFF, BELFAST. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY BARBER &...

Onega (Possibly) Wreck

EX-SV LUCHENBACH, EX-BROOKLYN, EX-MCPHERSON, EX-OBDAM, EX-BRITISH QUEEN. BUILT IN 1880 BY HARLAND & WOLFF, BELFAST. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY BARBER &...

Onesta Wreck

EX-MANTINEA. BUILT IN 1896 BY RUSSEL & CO, PORT GLASGOW. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY FRATELLI BERALDO, ITALY. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 232...

Opal Wreck

STRUCK MINE AND SANK WITH LOSS OF 12 LIVES WHILE ON PASSAGE LLANDULAS TO BELFAST AND GLASGOW. (LLOYDS WAR LOSSES). VESSEL OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY W R...

Opal (Possibly) Wreck

BUILT IN 1894 BY SCOTT & SONS. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY W ROBERTSON. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES OF 99 RHP BY MUIR & HOUSTON, GLASGOW. STRUCK A MINE LAID...

Ora Wreck

SUNK AFTER COLLISION EN-ROUTE TO ROUEN.

Ora (Possibly) Wreck

SANK FOLLOWING A COLLISION WHILE ON PASSAGE TO ROUEN.

Ora (Possibly) Wreck

SUNK AFTER COLLISION ON PASSAGE TO ROUEN.

Orfordness Wreck

EX-BLACKFRIARGATE. BUILT IN 1906. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE ENGLISH SS CO. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE ROUEN FOR BARRY ROADS. TO...

Orfordness Wreck

EX-BLACKFRIARGATE. BUILT IN 1906. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE ENGLISH SS CO. TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE ROUEN FOR BARRY ROADS. TO...

Origen Wreck

VESSEL WAS EN ROUTE FROM LONDON TO OPORTO, WHEN SHE WAS TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY A SUBMARINE.

Orinon Wreck

BUILT 1895 BY ROPNER & SON, WITH TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINES OF 224HP. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY CIA. DE NAV. OLAZARRI. PASSAGE BARCELONA FOR BILBAO. TORP...

Oriole Wreck

VESSEL, BUILT IN 1914 BY AILSA SHIPBUILDING COMPANY AND OWNED AT THE TIME OF LOSS BY GENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, WAS TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMA...

Oriole Wreck

TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE U 20, WHILE ON PASSAGE LONDON TO LE HAVRE. (WW1SL, DODS & NAVAL STAFF MONOGRAPHS, VOL 13).

Orissa Wreck

BUILT IN 1895 BY HARLAND & WOLFF. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY PACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION CO. TRIPLE-EXPANSION ENGINES OF 586 NHP. TORPEDOED & SUNK BY U-21....

Orne (Possibly) Wreck

TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE. WAS EN ROUTE PENARTH TO TROUVILLE.

Os Wreck

VESSEL CAPTURED & SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE 20-23M NNE OF NOOP HEAD. ON PASSAGE FROM LLANELLI AND LARNE FOR KRISTIANSSAND. (LLWW1 & SCANDINAVIAN WW1 LO...

Oslo Wreck

BUILT IN 1906 BY EARLE'S CO LTD, HULL. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY T WILSON & SONS LTD, HULL (ELLERMAN WILSON LINE). TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE...

Osprey Wreck

BUILT IN 1905 BY A MCMILLAN & SON LTD, DUMBARTON. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY H FLINN. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE, SINGLE SHAFT. MACHINERY BY MC...

Osprey (Possibly) Wreck

BUILT IN 1905 BY A MCMILLAN & SON LTD, DUMBARTON. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY H FLINN. ONE BOILER, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 59 NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSA...

Ostprussen (Possibly) Wreck

BUILT IN 1901 BY F SCHICHAY, DANZIG. A GERMAN PRIZE VESSEL TAKEN OVER BY THE ROYAL NAVY RUN ON ADMIRALTY COASTING TRADE.TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION...

Oswin Wreck

BUILT IN 1890 BY T TURNBULL, WHITBY. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY WALHALL, HELSINGBORG. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 172HP, SINGLE SHAFT. MACHI...

Oswin (Probably) Wreck

BUILT IN 1890 BY T TURNBULL, WHITBY, WITH TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 172HP, SINGLE SHAFT. MACHINERY BY BLAIR & CO, STOCKTON. OWNED AT TIM...

Otis Tetrax Wreck

BUILT IN 1916 BY J MEYER'S SB CO, ZALTBOMMEL. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE SHIPPING CONTROLLER. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 186HP, SINGLE...

Otranto Wreck

BUILT IN 1909. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ORIENT STEAM NAVIGATION CO. DRIFTED ASHORE & WAS TOTALLY WRECKED FOLLOWING COLLISION WITH P & O LINER KASHMIR....

Ousel (Probably) Wreck

BUILT IN 1901 BY WIGHAM RICHARDS & CO, NEWCASTLE. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY THE CORK SS CO LTD. TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 195 NHP, SINGLE...

Pagenturm Wreck

EX GERMAN, REQUISITIONED & ARMED FOR DEFENSIVE PURPOSES BY ADMIRALTY. TORPEDOED BY GERMAN UB-40 16M W OF BEACHY HEAD. TORPEDOED B...

Pagenturm Wreck

BUILT IN 1909 BY J C TECKLENBORG AG, GREESTEMUNDE. THREE BOILERS, 4 CYLINDER TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 474 NHP, SINGLE SHAFT. PASSAGE SHEERNESS FOR B...

Palembang (Probably) Wreck

TORPEDOED BY SUBMARINE.

Palmella (Possibly) Wreck

BUILT IN 1913 BY RANAGE & FERGUSON LTD, LEITH. OWNED AT TIME OF LOSS BY ELLERMAN LINES LTD (G SMITH). TWO BOILERS, TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 192 NHP,...

Palmgrove Wreck

EX-RADLEY. BUILT IN 1896 BY J PRIESTMAN & CO. LTD. SUNDERLAND. 3 CYLINDER TRIPLE EXPANSION ENGINE OF 300HP, SINGLE SHAFT. 2 BOILERS. OWNED AT TIME OF...

Pan Wreck

ONWED BY LORENTZ, STABEL OF BERGEN, NORWAY. PASSAGE BARRY FOR CAEN. CARGO COAL. SUNK BY SUBMARINE.

Panaghi Lykiardopulo Wreck

SUNK BY SUBMARINE IN THE CHANNEL WHILST ON PASSAGE THE TYNE FOR GENOA. (LL WW1 & WW1SL).

Papelera Wreck

CAPTURED AND SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE WHILST EN ROUTE FROM GOTHENBERG TO NANTES. (LL WW1 & WW1SL).