Losses in WW1

Tempus was a 2,981 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1904 by Craig, Taylor & Co for Tempus Shipping Co. Ltd. and managed by W. H. Seager. She was sunk on 19 April 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-53 at position 51° 45' N, 12° 58' W - approximately 130 nautical miles North-West by West of Fastnet. She was en route from Carthagena to Garston.

Tennyson was a 3,900 GRT steam passenger/cargo ship completed in 1900 by Alexander Stephen & Sons Ltd. for Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd. as Evangeline. From 1902 this ship was owned by Liverpool, Brazil & River Plate Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. and renamed Tennyson.

She was subject to an explosion on board on 18 February 1916 which caused a fire and the loss of the lives of those listed on the memorial. The ship was beached but repaired and brought back into service; she was eventually broken up in 1932. It has been claimed in a book by Art Ronnie [39] that the explosion was an act of sabotage by a group operating in the United States and led by a very strange and dangerous character and spy called Fritz Duquesne.

Terence was a 4,309 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1902 by D. & W. Henderson & Co. for Liverpool, Brazil & River Plate Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. and managed by Lamport & Holt. She was sunk on 28 April 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-81 at position 52° 40' N, 12° 55' W - approximately 150 nautical miles North-West by North of Fastnet. She was en route from Buenos Aires to Liverpool with a general cargo including meat and wheat.

Teviotdale was a 3,847 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1894 by Wm. Hamilton & Co. for R.Mackill & Co. At the time of her loss she was owned by Steel, Young & Co. She was sunk on 11 June 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-43 at position 52° 20' N, 18° 27' W - approximately 330 nautical miles North-West by West of Fastnet. She was en route from Havana to Queenstown with a cargo of sugar.

Tewfikieh was a 2,495 GRT steam passenger/cargo ship completed in 1893 by R. Napier & Sons for Khedivial Mail Steamship & Graving Dock Co. She was sunk on 9 June 1918 by torpedo fired by German submarine UB-105 approximately 115 nautical miles West-North-West of Alexandria. She was en route from Hull to Alexandria with coal and a general cargo.

Thalia was a 1,308 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1916 by Wrf. voorh. Rijkee & Co. of Rotterdam for NV Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Mij. From 1918 she was in the hands of the British Government Shipping Controller and managed by Richards, Turpin (Shipping) Ltd. She was sunk on 8 October 1918 by torpedo fired by German submarine UC-17 approximately 4 nautical miles East-South-East of Filey Brigg. She was en route from Rouen to the Tyne in ballast.

Thames (Grangemouth) was a 930 GRT steam passenger/cargo ship completed in 1887 by A. & J. Inglis for Carron Co. She was sunk on 26 May 1918 by torpedo fired by German submarine UC-17 approximately 6 nautical miles South-East by South of Seaham Harbour. She was en route from London to Leith with a general cargo.

Thames (Hull) was a 403 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1910 by Goole Shipbuilding & Repackageing Co. Ltd. for E.P.Hutchinson. From 1916 she was owned by Dale Coasters Ltd. and managed by Lythgoe, Amundsen & Co. She was sunk on 14 August 1917 by gunfire from German submarine UC-63 at position 53° 42' N, 00° 24' E. She was en route from Middlesbrough to Fécamp with a cargo of pig iron.

The Queen was a 557 GRT compound-engined cargo ship completed in 1897 by Ailsa Shipbuilding Co. for John Hay & Sons. She was sunk on 17 August 1915 by gunfire from German submarine U-38 approximately 40 nautical miles North-North-East of The Smalls, St. George Channel. She was en route from Ayr to Devonport with a cargo of coal.

The Stewart's Court was a 813 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1909 by S. P. Austin & Son Ltd. for Marquis of Londonderry and managed by D. N. Grimes. She was sunk on 21 August 1918 by torpedo fired by German submarine UB-112 approximately 4 nautical miles South-South-East of Seaham Harbour. She was en route from Seaham to London with a cargo of coal. The torpedo detonated amidships killing the Chief Officer and badly injuring the Captain whose leg was broken in the explosion. She sunk very quickly but the survivors managed to get away in the ship's boat and were picked up by the Seaham lifeboat.