Losses in WW1

Mangara was a 1,821 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1889 by A. Stephen & Sons for SS. Mangara Co. Ltd. and managed by Maclay & McIntyre. She was sunk on 28 July 1915 by torpedo fired by German submarine UB-16 approximately 0.25 nautical miles East of Sizewell Buoy, Aldeburgh. She was en route from Bilbao to West Hartlepool with a cargo of iron ore.

Manistee was a 3,869 GRT steam cargo ship (ref) completed in 1904 by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. for Elders & Fyffes, Ltd. She was sunk on 26 June 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-62 at position 48° 57' N, 08° 08' W - approximately 86 nautical miles West-South-West of Bishop Rock. She was en route from New York to London with a general cargo.

Manitou was a 6,849 GRT steam passenger/cargo ship completed in 1898 by Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd. for Wilsons & Furness Line as Victoria. From 1898 she was owned by Atlantic Transport Co. and renamed Manitou. She was intercepted on 16 April 1915 by a Turkish torpedo boat during the Dardanelles campaign during which three torpedoes were fired according to official accounts - but none of them did any damage. Several hundred people left the ship voluntarily expecting her to be sunk or blown up as she was carrying a large amount of ammunition. During the attack twenty soldiers who were on board were killed as well as some of the crew - this is due to one of the boats capsizing and a davit breaking as a boat was being lowered. The attacking vessel was driven off by the British cruiser Minerva. There was no damage to Manitou.

Mansuri was a 3,133 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1894 by Swan & Hunter for Raeburn & Verel as Osborne. At the time of her loss she was owned by Bank Line Ltd. and renamed Mansuri. She left South Shields on 17 November 1916 bound for St. Nazaire and was not seen again. It is presumed that she struck a mine off South Tyne.

There were no survivors

Marden was a 297 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1909 by Smith’s Dock Co. Ltd. At the time of her loss she was owned by L.S. Carr & Co. She was sunk on 16 April 1917 by gunfire from German submarine UB-36 approximately 6 nautical miles North-West of Cape Gris Nez. She was en route from Tréport to Newcastle in ballast.

Margam Abbey was a 4,367 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1906 by Palmer's Shipbuilding & Iron Co. Ltd. for Court Line Ltd. as Barrington Court. From 1906 she was owned by Margam Abbey Steamship Co. Ltd. and renamed Margam Abbey. She was torpedoed on 1 November 1917 by German submarine UB-50 at position 37° 12' N, 06° 22' E - off Collo in Algeria where she was beached but later declared a total constructive loss. She was en route from Cardiff to Alexandria with a cargo of coal.

Margaret (Rye) was a 54 GRT steel steam trawler completed in 1905 by P. McGregor & Sons for William E. Colebrook of Rye. One source gives the name of the vessel as Margaret Colebrooke. She sank on 17 December 1916 after striking a mine laid by German submarine UC-21 between Hastings and Dungeness. All the crew were killed apart from an apprentice named Thomas Apps. The deceased are also honoured on the War Memorial at Rye Church.

Margaret (Wick) was a 12 GRT motor fishing smack - possibly a trawler but I have been unable to find more precise details about her. She sank on 5 September 1917 after striking a mine near to Wick.

Maria has been difficult to trace but I believe she was a 42 GRT sailing vessel (fishing ketch) registered in Hull and owned by Robert Vince of Kingston-on-Hull. On 3 March 1918 a vessel of this type is reported to have foundered with the loss of three members of the crew but I have not been able to find corroboration that this is the same vessel.

Marie Elsie was a 2,606 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1895 by W. Gray & Co. Ltd. for Rodocanachi Sons. At the time of her loss she was owned by London-American Maritime Trading Co. Ltd. and managed by Petersen & Co. Ltd. She was sunk on 10 June 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-28 at position 71° 21' N, 34° 16' E - approximately 125 nautical miles North by West of Cape Teriberski. She was en route from Penarth to Archangel with a cargo of coal.

Marie Leonhardt was a 1,733 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1902 by Schiffsw. v. Henry Koch of Lübeck for Gerhard & Hey as Wilhelm Oelssner. From 1914 she was in the hands of the UK Admiralty and managed by Everett & Newbigin. She sank on 14 February 1917 after striking a mine laid by German submarine UC-11 at position 51° 53' N, 01° 40' E - approximately 2.25 nautical miles East by North of the Sunk light vessel. She was en route from Hartlepool to London with a cargo of coal.