Losses in WW1

Trowbridge was a 3,712 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1904 by W. Doxford & Sons Ltd. for Temperley Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. and managed by J. Temperley & Co. She was subject to two attacks:

• 14 February 1917: She was damaged by German submarine U-38 at position 36° 41' N, 12° 54' E. She was en route from Barry to Alexandria with a cargo of coal. One seaman lost his life in this attack
• 14 November 1917: She was sunk on 14 November 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-63 approximately 12 nautical miles South-East of Cabo de Gata, Almeria. She was en route from Blyth to Alexandria with a cargo of coal. There was no loss of life on this occasion.

True Vine was a 47 GRT wooden sailing trawler (ketch) completed in 1908 by R. Jackman for Charles Crews and registered at Lowestoft as LT.52. She was reported missing.

There were no survivors

Truro was a 165 GRT steam trawler completed in 1898 by Mackie & Thomson for Hagerup, Doughty & Co. Ltd. and registered at Grimsby as GY.761. At the time of her loss she was owned by Consolidated Steam Fishing & Ice Co. Ltd. She was reported missing on 28 April 1915 and not seen again.

There were no survivors

Tummel was a 531 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1912 by Goole Shipbuilding & Repackaging Co. Ltd. for E. P. Hutchinson. She sank on 24 February 1916 after striking a mine laid by German submarine UC-5 approximately 7 nautical miles South of the Kentish Knock Light Vessel in the mouth of the Thames. She was en rout from Grimsby to Tréportat with a cargo of coal.

Tung Shan was a 3,998 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1899 by Russell & Co. for Larrinaga & Co. as Teodoro de Larrinaga. From 1914 she was owned by Sale & Co. and renamed Tung Shan. She was captured on 15 May 1917 by German submarine U-34 at position 39° 02' N, 00° 19' E - approximately 7 nautical miles North of Cape San Antonio and scuttled with explosive charges. She was en route from the Tyne to Genoa with a cargo of coal.

Turakina was a 8,210 GRT steam passenger/cargo ship (ref) completed in 1902 by Hawthorn, Leslie & Co. Ltd. for New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd. She was sunk on 13 August 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-86 at position 48° 30' N, 08° 34' W - approximatelyu 120 nautical miles West-South-West of Bishop Rock. She was en route from London to New York in ballast.

Turino was a 4,241 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1914 by J. Readhead & Sons Ltd. for Nicholl Steamships Ltd. as Westoe Hall. From 1916 she was owned by Gulf Line Ltd. and managed by Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd. She was sunk on 4 February 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-43 at position 50° 25' N, 13° 50' W - approximately 174 nautical miles West of Fastnet. She was en route from Norfolk to Liverpool with a general cargo.

Turnbridge was a 2,814 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1906 by W. Gray & Co. Ltd. for Morrison Shipping Co. Ltd. as Ben Lomond. At the time of her loss she was owned by British Dyes Ltd. and managed by H. E. Moss & Co. She was sunk on 8 July 1918 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-92 approximately 30 nautical miles South-East of Daunts Rock. She was en route from Seville to Ardrossan with a cargo of iron ore.

Turritella was a 5,576 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1906 by Flensburger of Flensburg Germany for Deutsche Dampfs Ges "Hansa". At the beginning of WW1 she was captured by the British and renamed Polavon. From 1916 she was converted into a tanker and owned by Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. Ltd. and renamed Turritella.

On 27 February 1917 she was captured by German raider Wolf off Colombo, rebuilt as an auxiliary cruiser and renamed Iltis. On March 5 1917 she was spotted in the Gulf of Aden by warships HMS Odin and HMS Fox. She was scuttled by the crew to avoid capture. I have not discovered any information about the fate of Mr. Steers who appears to have died four months after the ship was sunk.

Tuscan Prince was a 5,275 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1913 by W. Doxford & Sons Ltd. for Prince Line Ltd. and managed by Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd. and managed by zzz & Co. She was damaged on 5 August 1918 by torpedo fired by German submarine UC-49 approximately 8 nautical miles West by South of Dungeness. She was en route from Hull to New York in ballast.