Category: Wreck Information

Position – 50 40.20N 0 05.53E Circumstances of loss Date of loss – 29 March 1918 sunk by torpedo from UB57 Voyage – Benisaf – Middlesborough with a cargo of iron History The TR Thompson was torpedoed by UB57. All but three of the 36 crew were lost in her sinking. Specifications Built – 1897 … Continue reading TR Thomson

Position – 50 37.80N 0 18.76W Circumstances of loss Date of loss – 20 May1917 sunk by torpedo from UB40 Voyage – Portland – Sheerness with a cargo of coal History The Porthkerry was torpedoed by UB40 whilst picking up the crew of the SS Tycho which was also torpedoed by UB40. The engine struck … Continue reading Porthkerry

Position – 50 38.65N 0 13.97W Circumstances of loss Date of loss – 11 October 1917 foundered Voyage – Under tow to breakers in Germany History Discovered in 1974 but no recorded dive until 1982. Originally thought to be the wreck of an L Class destroyer and named as the Laforay. Later identified by the … Continue reading HMS Minion

Position – 50 38.05N 0 13.02W Circumstances of loss Date of loss – 16 May 1917 sunk by torpedo by submarine UB40 Voyage – Sheerness – Barry with a cargo of military stores History The Pagenturm was torpedoed by UB40 on the starboard side by No 2 hold. 4 crew lost their lives in the … Continue reading Pagenturm

Position – 50 34.78N 0 15.42W Circumstances of loss Date of loss – 23 March 1917 sunk by torpedo Voyage – London – Glasgow with a cargo of Coir History The Clan Macmillan was torpedoed by UB39. The ship had returned from Chittagong where she unloaded and then proceded to Glasgow with the remains of … Continue reading Clan Macmillan

Position – 50 43.60N 0 00.62E & 50 43.42N 0 00.64E Circumstances of loss Date of loss – 03 May1917 sunk by torpedo Voyage – Bahia Blanca – Newcastle with a cargo of wheat History The Clodmoor was torpedoed in No 2 hold by UB48 at 3:30 and was abandoned 3 hours later. The survibors … Continue reading Clodmoor

Position – 50 36.12N 0 01.85E Circumstances of loss Date of loss – 18 April 1917 sank in collision with SS Moliere Voyage – Liverpool – Dunkirk with a cargo of frozen meat History The Aracataca was sunk in collision with the SS Moliere. Specifications Built – 1911 – Workman, Clark & Co, Belfast Owners … Continue reading Aracataca

Position – 50 38.94N 0 13.99E Circumstances of loss Date of loss – 07 April 1916 sunk by torpedo Voyage – Boulogne – Newport with a general cargo History The Braunton was torpedoed by UB29. The cargo is listed as Government Stores and then "empty steel projectiles". Specifications Built – 1911 – Richardson, Duck  & … Continue reading Braunton

Position – 50 38.92N 0 15.44E Circumstances of loss Date of loss – 01 April 1915 sunk by torpedo Voyage – London – Liverpool in Ballast History The Seven Seas was launched as the IBIS for the Cork SS Co. Ltd., Cork. In 1913 she was renamed Seven Seas when purchased by Leach & Co. … Continue reading Seven Seas

Position – 50 41.74N 0 33.70E Circumstances of loss Date of loss – 25 March 1911 sunk following collision with the Irisbrook. Voyage – Brest – Dunkirk in ballast History The Ville de Bordeaux was renamed from Antilles. The Ville deBordeaux lies to the stern of the Irisbrook. Specifications Built – 1881 – Napier Shanks … Continue reading Ville de Bordeaux