Losses in WW1

Cheshire was a 148 GRT steam trawler completed in 1898 by Cochrane, Hamilton, Cooper & Schofield for North Lincolnshire Steam Fishing Co. and registered at Grimsby as GY 742. She sank on 7 July 1915 approximately 50 nautical miles East by South of Spurn Head after striking a mine.

Cheviot Range was a 3,691 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1914 by Irvine’s SB. & DD. Co., Ltd for Neptune Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. and managed by Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd. She was sunk on 21 February 1918 by gunfire and torpedo fired by German submarine U-102 approximately 25 nautical miles South of The Lizard. She was en route from Tuticorin to the UK with an unknown cargo.

Chic was a 3,037 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1914 by Russell & Co. for Preston Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. and managed by Becker & Co. Ltd. She was sunk on 13 April 1916 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-22 approximately 45 nautical miles South-West of Fastnet. She was en route from Halifax to Manchester with a cargo of wood pulp.

Chicago was a 7,709 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1917 by Earle;s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. for Ellerman's Wilson Line Ltd. She was sunk on 8 July 1918 by torpedo fired by German submarine UB-107 approximately 4 nautical miles North-East of Flamborough Head. She was en route from North Shields to Gibraltar with a cargo of coal.

Chicago City was a 2,324 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1892 by J. Blumer & Co. for Chas.Hill & Sons. She was damaged on 24 May 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine UC-62 at position 51° 36' N, 08° 12' W - off Kinsale. She was en route from New York to Bristol with a general cargo.

Chloris was a 981 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1904 by Montrose Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. for William Horton as Mary Horton. From 1914 she was owned by J.& P.Hutchison and renamed Chloris. She was sunk on 27 July 1918 by torpedo fired by German submarine UB-107 at position 53° 52' N, 00° 10' E - approximately 17 nautical miles South by East of Flamborough Head. She was en route from Christiana to Hull with a cargo of timber.

Chrysolite was a 57 GRT fishing smack completed in 1905 for Albert E. Dexter of Lowestoft and registered as LT 635. She sank on 4 July 1917 after striking a mine approximately 4 nautical miles North of Haisbro light vessel. Looking at the rank of those lost and the size of the vessel it is likely that there were no survivors.

Churston was a 2,470 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1914 by J.Crown & Sons for Wilton Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. and managed by T.Wilson. She sank on 3 September 1915 after striking a mine laid by German submarine UC-7 at position 52° 01' N, 01° 38' E - approximately 2.5 nautical miles South of Orfordness. She was en route from Cardiff to an unknown destination with a cargo of coal.

Cilurnum was a 3,126 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1902 by Richardson, Duck & Co. Ltd. for Dowgate Steamship Co. Ltd. as Bishopsgate. From 1913 she was owned by Hall Bros. Steamship Co. Ltd., renamed Cilurnum and managed by Hall Bros. She was sunk on 19 April 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine UC-21 at position 47° 45' N, 04° 30' W - approximately 5 nautical miles South-West of Pointe de Penmarch. She was en route from Cardiff to La Pallice with a cargo of coal.

Cineraria was a 154 GRT steam trawler completed in 1889 by Cochrane, Hamilton, Cooper & Schofield for North Eastern Steam Fishing Co. Ltd. She was posted missing on 17 July 1915 and was presumed to have struck a mine.

There were no survivors