Losses in WW1

Agenoria was a 2,977 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1901 by R.Craggs & Sons for Rickinson, Sons & Co. but owned by Byron Steamship Co. Ltd. by 1917. She was damaged on 28 November 1917 by a torpedo fired by German submarine U-96 approximately 3.5 nautical miles South-South-East of the Mew Island lighthouse.

The vessel was beached at Folly Roads, Belfast Lough, refloated and repaired. She survived the war and was eventually broken up in 1972. When torpedoed she had been en route from Archangel to Nantes with a cargo of timber.

Agnete was a 1,127 GRT steamship completed in 1894 by Howaldtswerke of Kiel for D. Torm of Denmark. She had been taken over by the Admiralty in 1915 and managed for the Shipping Controller by R.S.Dalgleish Ltd. She was sunk on 24 April 1918 by a torpedo fired by an unknown German submarine at a position approximately 4 miles South-by-West of Start Point whilst en route from Newport to Rouen with a cargo of coal.

Aguila was a 2,114 GRT steam passenger/cargo ship completed in 1909 by Caledon Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. for Aguila Steamship Co. Ltd. She was sunk on 27 March 1915 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-28 approximately 47 nautical miles South-West of Smalls Lighthouse. She was en route from Liverpool to Lisbon, Madiera and the Canary Islands with passengers and general cargo.

Aigburth was a 824 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1917 by John Fullerton & Co. for West Lancashire Steamship Co. Ltd. She was sunk on 5 December 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-75 approximately 2 miles North-East by East of South Cheek, Robin Hood Bay. She was en route from the Tyne to Tréport with a cargo of coal.

Aisne was a 126 GRT steel steam trawler completed in 1915 by Cochrane & Sons, Ltd. at Selby for the East Riding Steam Fishing Co. Ltd., St. Andrew's Dock, Hull. On 20 June 1918 she was damaged by gunfire from German submarine U 53 approximately 55 nautical miles South of the Faroe Islands.

This Ajax was a 120 GRT steam trawler based in Grimsby completed in 1896 by Cochrane & Cooper for Baker & Grant Steam Fishing Co. and is believed to have been sunk by a mine.

This Ajax was a 7,040 GRT cargo ship completed in 1900 by Scott & Co. for Ocean Steamship Co. Ltd. She survived the war and at present I have no information about how those shown on the memorial lost their lives.

Akassa was a 3,919 GRT steam passenger/cargo ship completed in 1910 by Irvine for Elder Line Ltd. and managed by Elder Dempster & Co. Ltd. She was sunk on 13 August 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine UC-33 at position 51° 23' N, 08° 47' W. She had been en route from Liverpool to West Africa carrying passengers and a general cargo.

Alacrity was a 1,080 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1883 by Castle of Milford for T.R.Thompson & Co. She was sunk by a mine on 30 March 1916 at the south entrance to Hewitt Channel Yarmouth.

There were no survivors

Alastair was a 366 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1902 by John Duthie, Sons & Co. for A.Gray & A.Maitland and later owned by J & W Henderson Ltd. of Aberdeen. She was sunk on 6 November 1915 by a mine laid by German submarine UC-3 at a position approximately 4 nautical miles East of Southwold.

Alaunia was a 13,405 GRT steam passenger/cargo ship (ref) completed in 1913 by Scott's Shipbuilders for Cunard Steamship Co. Ltd. She was sunk on 19 October 1916 by a mine laid by German submarine UC-16 approximately 2 nautical miles South of the Royal Sovereign light vessel (off Hastings).

She had been en route from New York to London with a general cargo and had been used extensively as a troop ship. The mine did not sink the ship immediately and an unsuccesful attempt was made to beach her so the Captain gave orders to abandon ship. There were no passenger casualties recorded.