Losses in WW1

Farraline was a 1,226 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1903 by Ramage & Ferguson, Ltd. for London & Edinburgh Shipping Co. She was sunk on 2 November 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine UC-69 at position 48° 40' N, 04° 55' W - approximately 15 nautical miles North-East by East of Ushant. She was en route from Bordeaux to Cardiff with a cargo of pit props.

Fawn was a 191 GRT steam trawler completed in 1898 by Cook, Welton & Gemmell for Thomas E. Fisher & Henry Morris Co. Ltd. of Grimsby and registered there as GY1008. At the time of her loss she was owned by John L. Green of Grimsby. She was posted missing on 24 August 1919 and was presumed to have struck a mine off Harlepool.

Feltria was a 5,324 GRT steam passenger/cargo ship completed in 1891 by Wm. Denny & Bros. for British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. as Avoca. From 1916 she was owned by Cunard Steamship Co. Ltd. and renamed Feltria. She was sunk on 5 May 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine UC-48 at position 51° 56' N, 07° 24' W - approximately 8 nautical miles South-East of Mine Head. She was en route from New York to Avonmouth with a general cargo.

Fenay Lodge was a 3,223 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1904 by J. L. Thompson & Sons, Ltd. for Fenay Steamship Co. Ltd. and managed by C. Cockroft Jnr. She was sunk on 6 March 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-44 at position 51° 42' N, 16° 11' W - approximately 250 nautical miles North-West by West of Fastnet. She was en route from Mobile to Cherbourg with a cargo of pit props.

Fern was a 503 GRT steam passenger/cargo ship completed in 1900 by Ailsa Shipbuilding Co. for Glasgow, Dublin & Londonderry Steam Packet Co. Ltd. From 1908 she was owned by Laird Line Ltd. She was sunk on 22 April 1918 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-104 approximately 5 nautical miles East by North of the Kish light vessel. She was en route from Dublin to Heysham with a general cargo.

Ferndene was a 3,752 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1899 by Northumberland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. for Dene Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. and managed by J.T.Lunn & Co. She was sunk on 24 April 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-53 at position 49° 03' N, 10° 00' W - approximately 150 nautical miles West of Bishop Rock. She was en route from Table Bay to London with a cargo of graphite and meal.

Ferret was a 157 GRT iron hulled steam trawler completed in 1891 in Hull and owned by Alfred Bannister of Cleethorpes. She may originally have been name Josephine. She was removed from the register in 1915. She left Grimsby on 20 March 1915 and was not seen again. She may well have struck a mine given the location and date.

There were no survivors

Fijian has been difficult to track down but was probably a 141 GRT iron steam trawler completed in 1893 by Sir Raylton Dixon & Co. and owned at the time of her loss by The Great Grimsby Albion Steam Fishing Co. Ltd. of Grimsby and registered there as GY 529. It is also possible that she was registered at Boston as she is recorded on the CWGC database as Steam Trawler Fijian (Boston). In any event it appears that she was reported missing on 16 October 1915. Given the location and date, it is likely that she struck a mine.

There were no survivors

Fingal was a 1,548 GRT steam passenger ship completed in 1894 by W. B. Thompson & Co. Ltd. for London & Edinburgh Shipping Co. She was sunk on 15 March 1915 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-23 approximately 6 nautical miles East by South of Coquet Island. She was en route from London to Leith. Six out of the crew of 27 were killed in the attack.

Firth was a 406 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1908 by Hall, Russell & Co. Ltd. for C.R.Davidson & Co. She was sunk on 25 July 1915 by torpedo fired by German submarine UB-6 approximately 9 nautical miles North of Shipwash light vessel or 4 nautical miles East by South of Aldborough Napes Bay. She was en route from Tréport to Methil in ballast.