Losses in WW1

Red Tail was a 91 GRT sailing vessel (schooner) completed in 1868 in Runcorn for William Rigby of Runcorn. By 1917 she was owned by William B. Cooper - also of Runcorn. I have been unable to locate any information about the loss in the standard reference sources but a post on the South West Martime History Society forum by a descendent of the ship's Master states that she was torpedoed off Dieppe whilst en route from Glasgow to Dieppe with a cargo of coal.

Redesmere was a 2,123 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1911 by Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. for Bromport Steamship Co. Ltd. and managed by H. R. Greenhalgh. She was sunk on 28 October 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine UB-40 approximately 6 nautical miles West-South-West of St. Catherine's Point. She was en route from Barry to Southampton with a cargo of coal.

Refugio was a 2,642 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1905 by R. Thompson & Sons for Orders & Handford Steamship Co. Ltd. She was captured on 12 May 1917 and then sunk by gunfire from German submarine U-57 at position 55° 10' N, 11° 35' W - approximately 115 nautical miles North-West by West of Tory Island. She wase en route from Ardrossan to Huelva with a cargo of coal.

Reliance was a 60 GRT wooden steam drifter completed in 1902 by Chambers & Colby for John Breach and registered at Lowestoft as LT.694. She was reported missing and it has been suggested that she was sank after striking a mine laid by German Submarine UC-14 near the Smith's Knoll Light Vessel.

There were no survivors

Remus was a 1,079 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1908 by J. Fullerton & Co. for G. B. Wadsworth.She was sunk on 23 February 1918 by torpedo fired by German submarine UC-59 at position 58° 50' N, 02° 42' W. She was en route from Longhope to an unknown destination with a cargo of coal.

Ren was a 996 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1903 by Fredrikstad Mekaniske Verksted A/S for Hansen Thorvald of Oslo - she was a Norwegian-flagged vessel. She was reported missing after leaving Rouen to the Tyne on 29 October 1917 in ballast as she was not seen again. It is presumed that she struck a mine. It is not clear why Mr. Ferguson was aboard a Norwegian vessel.

There were no survivors

Renfrew was a 3,830 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1907 by W. Doxford & Sons Ltd. for Vale Steamship Co. Ltd. as Galavale. From 1917 she was owned by Irismere Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. and managed by B. J. Sutherland & Co. Ltd. She was sunk on 24 February 1918 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-91 approximately 8 nautical miles South-West of St. Ann's Head, St. George's Channel. She was en route from Bilbao to Barrow with a cargo of iron ore.

Repton was a 2,881 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1894 by C. S. Swan & Hunter for Galbraith Pembroke. At the time of her loss she was owned by Austin Friars Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. and managed by Houlder, Middleton & Co. Ltd. She was sunk on 7 May 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine UB-43 at position 35° 42' N, 22° 57' E - approximately 45 nautical miles South-South-East of Cape Matapan. She was en route from Hull to Mudros with a cargo of coal.

Research was a 44 GRT sailing ketch (fishing vessel) completed in 1906 by Robert Jackman for James Jackman and registered at Lowestoft as LT.1028. She was stopped and scuttled on 17 May 1916 by German submarine UB-18 approximately 35 nautical miles East of Cromer.

Resto was a 169 GRT steam trawler completed in 1900 by Cochrane & Cooper Ltd. for George F. Sleight and registered at Grimsby as GY.1209. She was posted missing on 25 February after departing to fish in the North Sea.

There were no survivors