Losses in WW1

Sparta was a 480 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1883 by D. & W. Henderson for A.Slorach & Son as Kampokus. From 1915 she was owned by Spartan Steamship Co. Ltd., renamed Sparta, and managed by T. W. Smyth. She sank on 28 October 1916 after striking a mine laid by German submarine UC-4 approximately 7-8 nautical miles South-South-West of South Holm Buoy. She was en route from Hull to Le Havre with a cargo of coal.

Speculator was a 46 (or possibly 60) GRT sailing trawler (fishing smack) completed in 1907 in Porthleven for William Lang Jnr. and registered at Lowestoft as LT.1050. She sank on 10 November 1914 after striking a mine near Smith's Knoll - possibly laid by German light cruiser Stralsund.

There were no survivors

Spennymoor was a 3,922 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1915 by J. Blumer & Co. for Moor Line Ltd. and managed by W. Runciman & Co. She was sunk on 28 May 1915 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-41 approximately 50 nautical miles South-West by west of Start Point. She was en route from Sunderland to an unknown destination.

Spithead was a 4,697 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1899 by London & Glasgow Engineering & Iron Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. for Clyde Shipping Co. Ltd. She was sunk on 6 April 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine UC-34 at position 31° 44' N, 31° 46' E - approximately 12 nautical miles North by West of the Damiette Lighthouse. She was en route from Alexandria to Rangoon in ballast.

Springhill was a 1,507 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1904 by J. Crown & Sons, Ltd. for Porthcawl Steamship Co. as Porthcawl. From 1912 she was owned by Fisher, Renwick & Co. She sank on 24 August 1917 at position 54° 21' N, 0° 22' W - approximately 4 nautical miles North by East of Scarborough. The cause of her loss appears to have been German submarine UB-21 but there are conflicting accounts as to whether this was as the result of a torpedo or mine. She was en route from Hartlepool to London with a cargo of coal.

St. Andrews was a 3,613 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1906 by R. Craggs & Sons Ltd. for St. Andrews (Cardiff) Ltd. and managed by R. E. Morel & Co. She was sunk on 13 June 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine UC-38 approximately 4 nautical miles west of Cape Spartivento. She was en route from Karachi to Marseille with a cargo of grain.

St. Boswells was a 463 GRT steam tug completed in 1919 by J. Cran & Somerville for The Admiralty. She sank on 11 June after striking a mine off Terschelling. She was en route from Iquique to Hamburg, towing Santa Theresa.

St. Clair was a 588 GRT steam passenger/cargo ship completed in 1868 by Randolph Elder & Co. At the time she was attacked she was owned by Aberdeen Leith Clyde & Tay Shipping Co. She was damaged on 19 January 1918 by gunfire from German submarine U-101 approximately 12 nautical miles South-South-West of Fair Isle. She was en route from Leith to Lerwick with a general cargo.

St. Lawrence (Grimsby) was a 196 GRT steam trawler completed in 1899 by Earle's Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. for Grimsby Victor Steam Fishing Co. and registered at Grimsby as GY.1131. She was stopped and sunk on 22 April 1915 by German submarine U-22 using explosive charges at position 54° 14' N, 03° 02' E - approximately 88 nautical miles East by North of Spurn Head.

St. Lawrence (Hull) was a 320 GRT steam trawler completed in 1907 by Mackie & Thomson for Thomas Hamling & Co. Ltd. She was last sighted North of Scotland on 30 September 1914 and was returning to Hull from a fishing trip near Iceland.

There were no survivors