Losses in WW1

Oswald was a 5,185 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1915 by Sir Raylton Dixon & Co. Ltd. for Booth Steamship Co. Ltd. She was sunk on 23 April 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-50 at position 51° 50' N, 14° 15' W - approximately 200 nautical miles South-West of Fastnet. She was en route from Sabine in Texas to Liverpool with a cargo of sulphur.

Otaki was a 7,420 GRT steam cargo ship (ref) completed in 1908 by William Denny & Bros. for New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd. She was sunk on 10 March 1917 by torpedo and gunfire from German raider Möwe approximately 420 nautical miles West by South of Lisbon after a heavy exchange of fire. She was en route from London to New Zealand in ballast.

Ottokar was a 957 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1884 by F. Schichau of Elbing for M.Cohn & Son. She sailed from the Tyne bound for London on 11 December 1917 with a cargo of coal and was not seen again. Claims have been made for her being sunk by German submarines UB-22 and UB-38 in the Whitby area but this is not confirmed.

There were no survivors

Our Tom was a 28 GRT sailing ketch (fishing vessel) completed in 1897 at Galmpton for Geo. E. Solly and registered at Ramsgate. She sank on 29 October 1914 after striking a mine approximately 45 nautical miles South-East of Southwold.

There were no survivors

Ovid was a 4,159 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1902 by J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd. for Shakespear Shipping Co. Ltd. and managed by Glover Bros. She was sunk on 25 November 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine UC-74 approximately 65 nautical miles North-East by East of Suda Bay. She was en route from Bombay to the Mediterranean with an Admiralty cargo.

Oxford was a 162 GRT steam trawler completed in 1897 at Govan for Hagerup, Doughty & Co. Ltd. and registered at Grimsby as GY.233. She was reported missing on 10 September 1914 and not seen again.

There were no survivors

Paddington was a 5,084 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1906 by Richardson, Duck & Co. for Paddington Steamship Co. Ltd. and managed by E. Thomas, Radcliffe & Co. She was sunk on 21 July 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-96 at position 49° 47' N, 15° 40' W - approximately 250 nautical miles West of Fastnet. She was en route from Cartagena to the UK with an Admiralty cargo and passengers.

Paignton was a 2,017 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1911 by S. P. Austin & Son Ltd. for Globe Shipping Co. Ltd. and managed by Humphries (Cardiff), Ltd. She was sunk on 14 March 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-81 at position 52° 01' N, 11° 29' W - approximately 40 nautical miles North-West of the Skelligs. She was en route from Greece to Glasgow with a cargo of magnesite.

Palmella was a 1,352 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1913 by Ramage & Ferguson, Ltd. for Ellerman Lines, Ltd. She was sunk on 22 August 1918 by torpedo fired by German submarine UB-92 at position 53° 28' N, 05° 20' W - approximately 25 nautical miles North-West by West of South Stack Rock. She was en route from Liverpool to Lisbon.

Parkgate was a 3,232 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1906 by R. Craggs & Sons Ltd. for Parkgate Steamship Co. Ltd. and managed by Turnbull, Scott & Co. She was attacked on 4 April 1917 by German submarine U-35 and there was a 20 minute exchange of gunfire. The vessel was eventually captured and most of the crew appear to have got away in lifeboats and, although some accounts report that 16 of them were killed, there is only one name recorded in the CWGC database. The vessel was eventually sunk by explosive charge and gunfire at position 38° 12' N, 08° 10' E - approximately 80 nautical miles North-East of Cap de Fer. She was en route from Malta to Gibraltar in ballast.