Losses in WW1

Corton Lightship was a Trinity House light vessel positioned approximately 4 nautical miles North-East by East from Lowestoft. She sank on 19 June 1916 when a mine fouled an anchor line that was being move. The explosion raised the vessel out of the water and she broke up and sank instantly. The mine is believed to have been laid by German submarine UC-6.

Costello was a 1,591 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1903 by Charles Connell & Co. Ltd. for Atlantic & Eastern Steamship Co. Ltd. and managed by J.Glynn & Son. She was captured on 3 August 1915 by German submarine U-28 and then sunk by gunfire at position 49° 02' N, 08° 30' W - approximately 95 nautical miles West by South of Bishop Rock. She was en route from Liverpool to Genoa with general cargo.

Cottingham was a 513 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1907 by Goole SB. & Repg. Co. Ltd. for East Yorkshire Steamship Co. Ltd. By the time of her loss she was owned by J.W.Little and managed by zzz & Co. She was captured on 26 December 1915 by German submarine U-24 and sunk by gunfire approximately 16 nautical miles South-West by South of Lundy Island in the Bristol Channel She was en route from Rouen to Swansea in ballast.

Countess of Mar was a 2,234 steam cargo ship completed in 1916 by Forth SB. & Engineering Co. Ltd.for Gascony Steamship Co. Ltd. and managed by L.Walford (London) Ltd. She was sunk on 4 August 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-61 at position 44° 27' N, 01° 48' W - approximately 55 nautical miles North by East of Bayonne. She was en route from Bilbao to Cardiff with a cargo of ore.

Cragoswald was a 3,235 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1899 by Wm. Hamilton & Co. for Lunn & Maccoy. She was sunk on 18 April 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-84 at position 49° 41' N, 07° 58' W - approximately 60 nautical miles West by South of Bishop Rock. She was en route from Buenos Aries to London with a cargo of maize.

Craigendoran was a 2,789 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1899 by Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co. for A Leitch & Co. as Loch Lintrathen. From 1906 she was owned by Maclay & McIntyre and renamed Craigendoran. She was sunk on 3 March 1917 torpedo fired by German submarine UC-37 approximately 6 nautical miles East of Cape Sigli. She was en route from Barry to Malta with a cargo of coal.

Crayford was a 1,209 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1911 by Blyth Shipbuilding & DD Co. for Wm.Cory & Son Ltd. From 1916 she was owned by Cory Colliers Ltd. She was sunk on 13 March 1918 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-46 approximately 110 nautical miles West by South of Skudesnes. She was en route from Hill via Methil to Christiana with a cargo of coke.

Cressida was a 150 GRT steam yacht completed in 1884 by A. J. Inglis for Preston Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. She appears to have been converted to a cargo ship at some point and was sunk on 17 March 1918 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-103 at position 53° 23' N, 05° 05' W - approximately 16 nautical miles West by North of Skerries, Anglesey. She was en route from Preston to Dublin with a cargo of coal.

Crispin was a 3,965 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1907 by Sir Raylton Dixon & Co. for Booth Steamship Co. Ltd. She was sunk on 29 March 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-57 approximately 14 nautical miles South of Hook Point, Waterford. She was en route from Norfolk and Newport News to Avonmouth with a cargo of horses.

Crosshill was a 5,002 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1910 by A. McMillan & Sons, Ltd. for Macbeth & Co. Ltd. She was sunk on 11 October 1916 by torpedo fired by German submarine UB-47 at position 36° 11' N, 12° 53' E - approximately 60 nautical miles West of Malta. She was en route from Toulon to Salonica with a cargo of military stores.