Losses in WW1

Sutterton was a 160 GRT steam trawler completed in 1893 by Earle's Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. for Boston Deep Sea Fishing & Ice Co. Ltd. and registered at Boston as BN.39. She was stopped on 17 April 1917 by German submarine UC-44 and sunk by explosive charge at position 55° 45' N, 00° 15' W - approximately 65 nautical miles East-South-East of St. Abb's Head.

Swanmore was a 6,373 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1913 by J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd. for Ulstermore Steamship Co. Ltd. From 1914 she was owned by Johnston Line Ltd. and managed by Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd. She was sunk on 25 April 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-50 at position 51° 11' N, 15° 37' W - approximately 230 nautical miles West-North-West of Fastnet. She had been damaged by gunfire from U-43 and U-93 earlier the same day. She was en route from Baltimore to Liverpool with a general cargo.

Swift Wings was a 4,465 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1911 by Richardson, Duck & Co for Watermouth Steamship Co. Ltd. as Watermouth. From 1915 she was owned by Wing Steamship Co. Ltd. and managed by N. Hallett & Co. She was sunk on 1 September 1916 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-38 approximately 18 nautical miles East of Cape Bengut. She was en route from Cardiff to an unknown destination with cargo of coal and petrol.

Sycamore was a 6,550 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1917 by R. Duncan & Co. Ltd. for Johnston Line, Ltd. and managed by Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd. She was sunk on 25 August 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine UB-61 approximately 125 nautical miles North-West of Tory Island. She was en route from Baltimore to Liverpool with a general cargo.

Sylvanian was a 4,858 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1914 by Ropner & Sons Ltd. for Fredk. Leyland & Co. Ltd. She was sunk on 24 June 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-94 at position 56° 27' N, 12° 57' W - approximately 170 nautical miles North-West of Tory Island. She was en route from Liverpool to St. Thomas with a general cargo.

T. R. Thompson was a 3,538 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1897 by Short Bros. for James Westoll. She was sunk on 29 March 1918 by torpedo fired by German submarine UB-57 approximately 7 nautical miles South of Newhaven. She was en route from Benisaf to Middlesbrough with a cargo of iron ore.

T. W. Mould was a 109 GRT steam trawler completed in 1898 by Hawthorne Leslie for R.Mould. At the time of her loss she was owned by J. Johnson & J. Donaldson and registered at Leith as LH.82. She sank approximately 30 nautical miles North-East of the Tyne - probably as a result of striking a mine but this is unconfirmed.

There were no survivors

Tagona was a 2,004 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1908 by A. McMillan & Son Ltd. for C.H.F.Plummer. From 1916 she was owned by Canada Steamship Lines, Ltd. She was sunk on 16 May 1918 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-55 at position 50° 29' N, 05° 07' W - approximately 5 nautical miles West-South-West of Trevose Head. She was en route from Bilbao to Glasgow with a cargo of iron ore.

Tamele was a 3,921 GRT steam passenger/cargo ship (ref) completed in 1910 by Irvine's Shipbuilding & Dockyard Co. Ltd. for British & African Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. and managed by Elder Dempster & Co. Ltd. She was sunk on 16 July 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-87 approximately 65 nautical miles West by South of Fastnet. She was en route from West Africa to Liverpool with a cargo of produce.

Tandil was a 2,897 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1900 by W. Pickersgill & Sons for Buenos Ayres & Great Southern Railway Co. Ltd. and managed by A. Holland & Co. She was sunk on 12 March 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine UC-68 at position 49° 36' N, 02° 57' W - approximately 20 nautical miles West by North of Portland. She was en route from Barry to Portland with a cargo of coal.