Losses in WW1

Amadavat was a 171 GRT trawler completed in 1899 by Taylor & Mitchell for R.Milne She is believed to have sunk on 12 December 1917 after striking a mine laid by German submarine U-71 East of the Shetland Islands.

There were no survivors

Amakura was a 2,316 GRT steam cargo ship that was completed in 1893 by Swan & Hunter for J.Knott as Castillian Prince and changed ownership to the Amakura Steamship Co. Ltd. in 1912 and managed by Booker Bros., McConnell & Co. Ltd. of Liverpool. She was sunk on 12 June 1917 by torpedoes fired by German submarine U-94 at position 56° 10' N, 13° 00' W en route from Liverpool to Demerara with a general cargo.

Amber was a 172 GRT trawler completed in 1898 by Mackie & Thompson for Kingston Steam Trawling Co. Ltd. of Hull, managed by Lawrence Spring. She was registered as AMBER h298. She went missing in January 1920 and although the date and cause of loss is not confirmed it has been assumed that she struck a mine. CWGC record the date of loss as 1 January 1920.

There were no survivors

Ampleforth was a 3,873 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1914 by Richardson Duck for Ampleforth Steamship Co. Ltd. and managed by C. Cravos & Co. She was sunk on 21 May 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-65 at position 36° 10' N, 13° 30' E - approximately 15 nautical miles West-South-West of Gozo Island. She was en route frolm Barry to Alexadria with a cargo of coal and aircraft in crates.

Amsteldam was a 1,233 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1907 by Cambeltown Shipbuilding Co. for NV Stoomvaart Mij Amstel and owned by South Metropolitan Gas Co. from 1915.She was sunk on 18 October 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine UB-21 approximately 6 miles North of Flamborough Head. She was en route from Shields to London with a cargo of coal.

Amsterdam was a 749 GRT compound-engined cargo ship completed in 1877 by Cunliffe & Dunlop for W.Sloan & Co. as Avon and owned by Rankine Line as Amsterdam from 1903. She was sunk on 24 February 1918 by torpedo fired by German submarine UC-49 approximately 3 nautical miles South-East by East of Coquet Island. She was en route from Leith to Rotterdam with a cargo of coal and general goods.

This Ancona was a 1,245 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1888 by Ramage & Furguson for J. Currie & Co. She was torpedoed by German submarine UC-70 and sunk on 27 May 1917 at a position approximately 110 nautical miles West-South-West of Ushant whilst sailing from Falmouth to Lisbon with a general cargo.

Andania was a 13,405 GRT passenger/cargo ship (ref) completed in 1913 by Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. for Cunard Steamship Co. Ltd. On 27 January 1918 she was hit by a torpedo fired by German submarine U-46 at position 52° 20' N, 06° 12' W - approximately 2 nautical miles North-North-East of Rathlin Island.

An attempt was made to tow her to safety but she sunk whilst under tow. Andania had been requisitioned for use as a troopship and when torpedoed was en route from Liverpool to New York with passengers and a general cargo.

Andoni was a 3,188 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1898 by Hamilton and owned by Elder Dempster. She was torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U-35 on 8 January 1917 at position 35° 19' N, 15° 07' E - approximately 46 nautical miles South-East of Malta. She was carrying a cargo of grain from Karachi to London. Some accounts say there were three casualties but I can only find two entries in the CWGC database.