Losses in WW1

Cayo Bonito was a 3,427 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1901 by J. Readhead & Sons for Cuban Steamship Co. Ltd. From 1917 she was owned by Brys & Gylsen Ltd. She was sunk on 11 October 1917 date by torpedo fired by German submarine UC-35 at position 44° 14' N, 08° 30' E - approximately 4 nautical miles East-North-East of Savona in the Gulf of Genoa. She was en route from Swansea to Livorno with a cargo of patent fuel.

Cedarwood was a 654 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1907 by W.Harkess & Son Ltd. for Meteor Steamship Co. Ltd. and managed by R.A.Constantine & T.H.Donking. She sank on 12 February 1916 after striking a mine laid by German submarine UC-4 approximately 2.5 nautical miles East of Aldeburgh Napes. She was en route from Middlesbrough to Fécamp with a cargo of pig iron.

Celia was a 202 GRT steam fishing trawler completed in 1908 by Earle's Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. She was registered in Hull as H989 and was reported as missing on 8 January 1915.

There were no survivors

Cento was a 3,708 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1911 by J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd. for Corinthian Shipping Co. Ltd. and managed by R.Nicholson & Sons. She was damaged during two separate attacks:

• On 11 September 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine UC-31 approximately 10 nautical miles South-East of the Old Head of Kinsale. She was en route from Cardiff and Queenstown to an unknown destination in ballast. Two lives were lost in this incident.
• On 4 June 1918 by German submarine UC-70 at position 54° 23' N, 00° 13' E. She was en route from Hull to Narvik in ballast. Three lives were lost in this incident.

Cestrian was a 8,761 GRT steam passenger/cargo ship completed in 1896 by Harland & Wolff for Frederick Leyland & Co. Ltd. She sank on 24 June 1917 after being struck by a torpedo fired by German submarine UB-42 approximately 4 nautical miles South-East of Skyros Island in the Aegean Sea. She was in use as a troopship and was en route from Salonica to Alexandria with 800 passengers and a cargo of horses. A survivor account stated that the ship was finally sunk by gunfire.

Ceylon was a 146 GRT seam fishing trawler completed in 1891 by Cochrane, Hamilton, Cooper & Schofield for Moss, Thomas C. & F. (& Others) of Grimsby and registered as GY.366. She was sunk by a German warship whilst in the fishing grounds in the North Sea.

There were no survivors

Chagres was a 5,288 GRT steam passenger/cargo ship (ref) completed in 1912 by A. Stephen & Sons, Ltd. for Elders & Fyffes Ltd. She was sunk on 10 March 1918 by torpedo fired by German submarine UC-74 approximately 62 nautical miles North-East by East of Cape Drepano, Crete. She was en route from Port Said to Salonica with a cargo of government stores.

Chantala was a 4,949 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1913 by Richardson, Duck & Co. Ltd. for British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. She was sunk by explosives on 5 April 1916 after being struck by torpedo fired by German submarine U-34 at position 37° 12' N, 03° 48' E - approximately 15 nautical miles North of Cape Bengut. She was en route from the Tees and London to Calcutta with a general cargo.

Charles was a 78 GRT wooden sailing vessel completed in 1857 by C.Hunt of Bridgwater for John G.Renouf. She was sunk on 24 January 1918 by gunfire from German submarine U-90 at position 49° 30' N, 02° 45' W - approximately 16 nautical miles South-West of The Casquets. She was en route from Granville to Swansea with a cargo of iron ore.

Charles Goodanew was a 791 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1911 by W.Harkess & Sons for Meteor Steamship Co. Ltd. as Levenwood. Frow 1915 she was owned by Plymouth Mutual Co-operative Industrial Society Ltd., renamed Charles Goodanew, and managed by A.E.Wonnacott. She sank on 17 April 1917 after striking a mine laid by German submarine UC-45 at position 57° 39' N, 01° 45' W. - approximately 3.5 nautical miles East-North-East of Rattray Head. She was en route from Aberdeen to Scapa Flow with Admiralty cargo.