Losses in WW1

Moorside was a 311 GRT compound-engined cargo ship completed in 1908 by Dundee Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. for Catcheside Steamship Co. Ltd. and managed by T. H. Catcheside & Co. She was sunk on 12 November 1915 by torpedo fired by German submarine UC-66 off Boulogne. She was en route from Leith to France with a cargo of cargo.

Mordenwood was a 3,125 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1910 by Ropner & Sons Ltd. for Constantine & Pickering Steamship Co. From 1917 she was owned by Joseph Constantine. She was sunk on 19 May 1917 by torpedo fired by Austrian submarine U-29 at position 35° 02' N, 22° 05' E - approximately 90 nautical miles South-East by South of Cape Matapan.

Moresby was a 1,763 GRT compound-engined cargo ship completed in 1882 by Raylton Dixon & Co. for H.Konow et al as Jacob Christensen. At the time of her loss she was owned by Moresby Steamship Co. Ltd. and managed by Moller & Co. She was sunk on 28 November 1916 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-39 at position 32° 36' N, 28° 38' E - approximately 120 nautical miles North-West by North of Alexandria. She was en route from Saigon to Dunkirk with a cargo of rice.

Morwenna was a 1,385 GRT steam passenger/cargo ship completed in 1904 by Caledon Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. for Ardeola Steamship Co. Ltd. From 1912 she was owned by St. Lawrence Shipping Co. Ltd. She was sunk on 26 May 1915 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-41 at position 50° 27' N, 08° 44' W - approximately 72 nautical miles South by East of Fastnet. She was en route from Cardiff to Sydney in ballast.

Mount Temple was a 8,790 GRT steam passenger/cargo ship completed in 1901 by Armstrong, Whitworth & Co. for Elder, Dempster & Co. From 1916 she was owned by Canadian Pacific Railway Ocean Lines. She was captured on 6 December 1916 by German raider Möwe approximately 620 nautical miles West by South of Fastnet Rock after a brief gun battle. Over 100 passengers and crew were taken prisoner and the ship scuttled with explosives. She was en route from Montreal to Brest with a general cargo and horses.

Muirfield was a 3,086 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1907 by J. Readhead & Sons for Doughty Shipping Co. Ltd. and managed by H. Doughty & Co. She was sunk on 12 July 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-49 at position 50° 30' N, 18° 30' W - approximately 350 nautical miles North-West of Fastnet. She was en route from Portlant to Dublin with a cargo of wheat.

Munificent was a 3,273 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1892 by Short Bros. for James Westoll. She was attacked on two occasions:

• 16 December 1914: She was attacked by gunfire from a German warship off West Hartlepool. One seaman lost his life.
• 1 March 1917: She was sunk at position 50° 55' N, 01° 32' E - approximately 3.5 nautical miles North-North-West of Cape Griz Nez. It is not clear whether this was by torpedo or striking a mine. She was en route from the Tyne to Dunkirk with a cargo of coal.

Murcia was a 4,871 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1915 by Short Bros. Ltd. for English & American Shipping Co. Ltd. and managed by C. T. Bowring & Co. Ltd. She was sunk on 2 November 1918 by torpedo fired by German submarine UC-74 at position 31° 26' N, 32° 21' E - approximately 12 nautical miles North of Port Said. She was en route from Bassein to Marseille with a cargo of rice and gunnies. I have been advised by Derek Thomas that 'gunnies' were bales made up of empty jute sacks.

Myrmidon was a 4,965 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1905 by Armstrong, Whitworth & Co. Ltd for China Mutual Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. and managed by A. Holt & Co. She was damaged on 7 September 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine UC-54 at position 37° 10' N, 06° 51' E. She was beached at Philippeville and refloated and repaired. She was en route from Cardiff to Alexandria with a cargo of coal.

Myrtle Branch was a 3,741 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1899 by J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd. for Hine Bros as Isel Holme. From 1907 she was owned by Nautilus Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. and managed by F. & W. Ritson. She was sunk on 11 April 1918 by torpedo fired by German submarine UB-73 approximately 9 nautical miles North-East by North of Inistrahull. She was en route from Coronel and Newport News to Liverpool with a general cargo and mineral ores.