Losses in WW1

Lord Carnarvon was a 50 GRT sailing drifter and registered at Lowestoft. I have been unable to find further information about her other than that she sank off Yarmouth on 20 November 1914 after striking a mine.

There were no survivors

Lord Charlemont was a 3,194 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1886 by Harland & Wolff for Irish Shipowner's Co. Ltd. as Ormiston. In 1888 she was renamed Lord Charlemont. At the time of her loss she was owned by Sun Shipping Co. Ltd. and managed by Mitchell Cotts & Co. She was sunk on 19 April 1918 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-34 at position 36° 15' N, 03° 04' W - approximately 22 nautical miles North of Alboran Island, Morocco. She was en route from La Spezia to Gibraltar in ballast.

Lord Derby was a 3,757 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1905 by A. McMillan & Son Ltd. for J.Herron & Co. From 1914 she was owned by Occidental & Oriental Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. and managed by P. Samuel & Co. She was sunk on 28 December 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-105 approximately 7 nautical miles South-West by South of St. Ann's Head, St. George Channel. She was en route from Cardiff to Milford Haven with a cargo of coal.

Information is limited but I believe that Lord Howick was a 215 GRT steam trawler completed in 1911 by Smith's Dock Co. and registered at Grimsby as GY 882. She was reported missing on 14 September 1914. Given the location and date she may well have struck a mine.

There were no survivors

Lord Stewart was a 1,445 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1905 by S. P. Austin & Son Ltd. for Marquess of Londonderry and managed by D. N. Grimes. She was sunk on 16 September 1918 by torpedo fired by German submarine UB-104 at position 50° 30' N, 03° 17' W - approximately 6 nautical miles East by North of Hope's Nose. She was en route from Cherbourg to Barry in ballast.

Lord Tredegar was a 3,856 GRT steam cargo ship completed in Ropner & Sons Ltd. by Ropner & Sons Ltd. for Lord Tredegar Steamship Co. Ltd. and managed by Thos. H. Mordey, Cardiff. She was sunk on 17 September 1916 by torpedo fired by German submarine UB-43 at position 35° 31' N, 15° 26' E - approximately 51 nautical miles South-East by East of Malta. She was en route from New York to Bombay with a general cargo.

Lorle was a 2,686 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1896 by Irvine & Co. for Trechmann Bros. At the time of her loss she was owned by Alexander Shipping Co. Ltd. and managed by Capper, Alexander & Co. She was sunk on 11 June 1918 by torpedo fired by German submarine UB-103 at position 49° 47' N, 05° 14' W - approximately 12 nautical miles South-South-West of The Lizard. She was en route from Bilbao to Heysham with a cargo of ore.

Lough Fisher was a 418 GRT compound-engined cargo ship completed in 1887 by McIlwaine, Lewis & Co. Ltd. for Lough Fisher Steamship Co. Ltd. and managed by J. Fisher & Sons. She was sunk on 30 March 1918 by gunfire from German submarine U-101 approximately 12 nautical miles South-South-East of Helvick Head (Ireland). She was en route from Cork to Garston with a cargo of pitwood.

Lowmount was a 2,070 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1888 by S. P. Austin & Son for C.Salvesen & Co. as Orkla. At the time of her loss she was owned by A. Capel and managed by W. L. Scott. She sank on 7 May 1917 after striking a mine laid by German submarine UC-70 approximately 4 nautical miles South-East of Nab Tower. She was en route from Bilbao to Stockton with a cargo of iron ore.

Lucida was a 1,476 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1899 by Act. Ges. 'Neptun' of Rostock for Holm & Molzen. In 1917 she was under the control of the British Shipping Controller and managed by Everett & Newbigin. She was damaged on 4 November 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine UB-75 approximately 2.5 nautical miles North of Scarborough. She was en route from the Tyne to London with a cargo of steam coal.