Losses in WW1

Cito was a 819 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1899 by Earle's Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. for T.Wilson, Sons & Co. Ltd. She was sunk on 17 May 1917 by gunfire from a German torpedo boat destroyer approximately 20 nautical miles East of the North Hinder lightship.

City of Baroda was a 5,054 GRT steam passenger/cargo ship completed in 1911 by Barclay, Curle & Co. for Ellerman Lines Ltd. and managed by Hall Line Ltd. She was sunk on 4 June 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine UC-53 at position 56° 00' N, 10° 20' W - approximately 90 nautical miles North-West by North of Tory Island. She was en route from Liverpool to Calcutta with a general cargo.

City of Birmingham was a 7,498 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1911 by Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Co. Ltd. for Ellerman Lines Ltd. and managed by Hall Line Ltd. She was sunk on 27 November 1916 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-32 at position 35° 10' N, 15° 41' E - approximately 90 nautical miles South-East of Malta. She wa en route from Liverpool to Karchi with passengers and a general cargo.

City of Bremen was a 1,258 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1899 by Blyth SB. Co., Ltd. for Atkinson Bros. as Warwick. From 1914 she was owned by Palgrave Murphy and renamed City of Bremen. She was sunk on 4 April 1915 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-24 at position 49° 40' N, 06° 05' W - approximately 20 nautical miles South by West of Wolf Rock. She was en route from Port Talbot to Nantes with a cargo of coal.

City of Glasgow was a 6,457 GRT stean passenger/cargo ship completed in 1906 by Workman, Clark & Co. Ltd. for Ellerman Lines Ltd. and managed by G.Smith & Sons. She was sunk on 1 September 1918 by torpedo fired by German submarine UB-118 at position 52° 17' N, 05° 38' W - approximately 21 nautical miles East by North of Tuskar Rock. She was en route from Manchester to Montreal in ballast.

City of Lincoln was a 5,867 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1911 by Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Co. Ltd. for Ellerman Lines Ltd, and managed by Hall Line Ltd. She was damaged on 18 September 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-106 at position 48° 54' N, 07° 03' W.

She was en route from The Netherlands to New York in ballast. After this attack the ship remained afloat and HMS Contest came to her assistance. The submarine then torpedoed HMS Contest which sank with the loss of 35 crew. City of Lincoln was later towed back to port and repaired.

City of Paris was a 9,191 GRT steam passenger/cargo shop completed in 1907 by Barclay, Curle & Co. for Ellerman Lines Ltd. and managed by G.Smith & Sons. She was sunk on 4 April 1917 date by torpedo fired by German submarine UC-35 at position 42° 54' N, 07° 38' E - approximately 46 nautical miles South by East of Cap d'Antibes. She was en route from Karachi to Marseilles and Liverpool with passengers and general cargo.

City of Perth was a 3,427 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1890 by Workman, Clark & Co. Ltd. for G.Smith & Sons. She was sunk on 11 June 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-70 at position 48° 06' N, 10° 30' W - approximately 195 nautical miles South-South-West of Fastnet. She was en route from Alexandria to London with a general cargo.

City of Swansea was a 1,493 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1882 by Palmers SB. & Iron Co. for Wilson & Co. as Gwendoline. From 1914 she was owned by Palgrave Murphy and was renamed City of Swansea. She was sunk on 25 September 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine UB-40 approximately 15 nautical miles East-North-East of Berry Head. She was en route from the Tyne to Boucau with a cargo of coal.

Civilian was a 1902 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1902 by Chas. Connell & Co. for Charente Steamship Co. Ltd. and managed by T.J.Harrison. She was sunk on 6 October 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine UC-74 approximately 15 nautical miles North of Alexandria. She was en route from Liverpool to Calcutta with a general cargo.