Losses in WW1

M. J. Craig was a 753 GRT compound-engined cargo ship completed in 1898 by Ailsa Shipbuilding Co. for H.Craig & Co. She was sunk on 13 September 1918 by torpedo fired by German submarine UB-64 approximately 7 nautical miles North-East by East of Black Head, Belfast Lough. She was en route from Ayr to Belfast with a cargo of coal.

Mabel Baird was a 2,441 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1901 by Soc. Anon. John Cockerill of Hoboken for SA John Cockerill of Antwerp as Cockerill. From 1915 she was owned by J.W.Baird & Co. and renamed Mabel Baird. She was sunk on 22 December 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine UB-57 at position 49° 54' N, 05° 17' W - approximately 4 nautical miles West-South-West of The Lizard. She was en route from Penarth to an unknown destination with a cargo of coal.

I can find no information about any incidents involving ships named Macclesfield in any of the usual sources so can throw no light on the fate of Mr. Irvine. It is most likely that she was a 1,018 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1914 by Swan, Hunter & W.Richardson for Great Central Railway. She survived until 1958 when she was broken up at Utrecht. During the war period she is understood to have served on the route to the Netherlands under the management of the Associated Humber Lines.

Madame Renee was a 501 GRT compound-engined cargo ship completed in 1904 by Porsgrund Mek. Verks. of Porsgrunn for A/S Thordis as Thordis. From 1918 she was owned by T. G. Beatley & Son. She was sunk on 10 August 1918 by torpedo fired by German submarine UB-30 approximately 1 nautical miles North-North-East of Scarborough. She was en route from London to the Tyne with a cargo of copper pyrites.

Madeline was a 2,890 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1894 by Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd. for Pyman, Bell & Co. She was sunk on 8 March 1918 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-55 at position 50° 20' N, 05° 25' W - approximately 14 nautical miles East-North-East of the Pendeen lighthouse. She was en route from Dieppe to Swansea in ballast.

Madura was a 4,484 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1901 by D. & W. Henderson & Co. Ltd. for Glasgow Navigation Co. Ltd. and managed by Maclay & McIntryre. She was sunk on 18 October 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-62 at position 49° 36' N, 06° 56' W - approximately 23 nautical miles West-South-West of Bishop Rock. She was en route from Montreal to France with a general cargo.

Magellan was a 3,590 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1893 by Harland & Wolff Ltd. for Pacific Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. She was sunk on 25 July 1918 by torpedo fired by German submarine UB-50 at position 38° 06' N, 09° 08' E - approximately 53 nautical miles North by East of Cape Serrat. She was en route from Malta to the UK with a general cargo.

Maggie Smith was a 24 GRT wooden fishing vessel that is recorded by the CWGC as out of Arbroath. She is believed to have sunk on 9 February 1918 after striking a mine laid by German submarine UC-49 approximately 3 nautical miles North of Bell Rock.

Main was a 715 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1904 by Mackie & Thomson Ltd. for Main Colliery Co. Ltd. She was sunk on 9 October 1917 by gunfire from German submarine UC-75 approximately 1.5 nautical miles East of Drummore, Luce Bay. She was en route from Belfast to Liverpool in ballast. She was recovered in 1920 and returned to service after repair.

Maindy Bridge was a 3,653 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1899 by Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. for Stag Line as Begonia. From 1916 she was renamed Maindy Bridge owned by Maindy Shipping Co. Ltd. and managed by Jenkins, Richards & Evans, Ltd. She was sunk on 8 December 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine UC-49 at position 55° 01' N, 01° 18' W - approximately 4 nautical miles East-North-East of Sunderland. She was en route from Middlesbrough to the Tyne in ballast.