Losses in WW1

Queen Mary was a 5,658 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1915 by Russell & Co. for The Dunlop Steamship Co. Ltd. and managed by Thos. Dunlop & Sons. She was sunk on 16 April 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-60 at position 51° 48' N, 14° 52' W - approximately 180 nautical miles North-West by North of Fastnet. She was en route from New York to Le Havre with a general cargo.

Queen of Devon was a 46 GRT sailing ketch (trawler) completed in 1913 in Galmpton for Thomas L. White and registered in Lowestoft as LT.83. I have not discovered the cause of her loss but it appears that the entire crew died. It is likely that she was lost to either a mine or adverse weather.

Queenborough was a 165 GRT steam trawler completed in 1898 by Mackie & Thomson for Hagerup, Doughty & Co. Ltd. and registered in Grimsby as GY.658. She was attacked by German submarine U-86 at position 57° 28' N, 01° 32' E - approximately 106 nautical miles East of Peterhead. The crew abandoned ship and left in the lifeboat after which the submarine sunk the vessel by gunfire. There was nothing more seen of either the crew or the lifeboat.

There were no survivors

Queenswood was a 2,701 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1897 by Ropner & Son for Constantine & Pickering Steamship Co. She was sunk on 16 February 1917 by gunfire from German submarine UC-65 at position 50° 56' N, 04° 38' W - approximately 6 nautical miles South-West of Hartland Point. She was en route from Rouen to Port Talbot in ballast.

Ragnhild was a 1,494 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1895 by Flensburger Schiffbau Ges. of Flensburg for A.Christensen as Finland. At the time of her loss she was under the control of the British Government and managed by Pelton Steamship Co. Ltd. She was sunk on 3 September 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine UB-30 approximately 14 nautical miles South by East of Flamborough Head. She was en route from Jarrow to Rouen with a cargo of coal.

Raloo was a 1,059 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1898 by Ailsa Shipbuilding Co. for Shamrock Shipping Co. Ltd. and managed by T. Jack. She was sunk on 17 June 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-61 approximately 6 nautical miles South-East by East of the Coningbeg Light Vessel, St. George Channel. She was en route from Cork to Newport.

Ramazan was a 3,477 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1905 by R. Craggs & Sons Ltd. for Liverpool Shipping Co. Ltd. and managed by H. Fernie & Sons. She was sunk on 19 September 1915 by gunfire from German submarine U-35 approximately 55 nautical miles South-West of Cerigotto Island. She was carrying military stores.

Rambler was a 92 GRT wooden-hulled steam trawler completed in 1898 in Blyth for 'Rambler' Fishing Co. Ltd. and registered at North Shields. She sank after striking a mine approximately 4 nautical miles East of Blyth.

Ranter was a 99 GRT steam trawler completed in 1901 at North Shields for Ranter Fishing Co. Ltd. and registered at North Shields. She was attacked on 12 December 1917 by a German torpedo boat destroyer approximately 10 nautical miles East of the Tyne. She made it back to North Shields but was badly damaged. The trawler John M Smart was sunk in the same incident.

Ranza was a 2,320 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1902 by W. Gray & Co. Ltd. for W.Christie & Co. Ltd. From 1915 she was owned by David P. Barnett. She was sunk on 1 August 1915 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-28 approximately 50 nautical miles South-West of Ushant. She was en route from the Tyne to Gibraltar with a cargo of coal.

Rapallo was a 3,811 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1917 by Irvine’s Shipbuilding & Dockyard Co. Ltd. for Gulf Line, Ltd. and managed by Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd. She was sunk on 13 January 1918 by torpedo fired by Austrian submarine U-28 at position 38° 05' N, 15° 34' E. She was en route from Taranto to Messina in ballast.

Rapid is recorded by the CWGC databadse as steam trawler registered at Grimsby. I have been unable to identify this vessel or anything about the fate of Mr. Moorhouse to date.