Losses in WW1

Zanoni was a 3,844 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1907 by J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd. for Turner, Brightman & Co. She was sunk on 12 May 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-34 at position 40° 10' N, 00° 25' E - approximately 12 nautical miles North-East by East of Cape Oropesa, Spain. She was en route from the Tyne to Genoa with a cargo of coal.

Zara was a 1,331 GRT steam passenger/cargo ship completed in 1897 by Wm. Hamilton & Co for Bailey & Leetham. At the time of her loss she was owned by Ellerman’s Wilson Line, Ltd. She was sunk on 13 April 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-30 at position 60° 08' N, 01° 52' E - approximately 90 nautical miles West by South of Helliso Island. She was en route from London to Trondheim with a general cargo.

Zarina was a 154 GRT steam trawler completed in 1894 by Earle's Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. for John Guzzell and registered at Grimsby as GY.573. At the time of her loss she was owned by H.L. Taylor Ltd. She was sunk on 7 April 1915 by torpedo fired by a German submarine according to nearby ships though I have not found any information as to which submarine this may have been. The explosion, which occurred approximately 72 nautical miles East by North of the Spurn Light Vessel in the Humber estuary, was reported to be so violent that the vessel was blown out of the water.

There were no survivors

Zebrina was a 189 GRT three-masted sailing barge completed in 1873 at Whitstable. She left Falmouth on 15 October 1917 bound for Saint-Brieuc with a cargo of coal. On 17 October the vessel was discovered ashore at Rozel Point, South of Cherbourg. Her cargo and sails were intact but there was no sign of her crew and nothing further was heard of them. There has been a great deal of speculation as to what happened to her but no firm evidence. One suggestion is that the crew were taken by a submarine intending to sink her but sunk herself. Another is that she was a "Q-ship". The vessel was put back into service.

There were no survivors

Zent was a 3,890 GRT steam cargo ship (ref) completed in 1905 by Workman, Clark & Co. Ltd. for Elders & Fyffes Ltd. She was sunk on 5 April 1916 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-66 approximately 28 nautical miles West by South of Fastnet. She was en route from Garston to Santa Maria in ballast.

Zermatt was a 3,767 GRT steam cargo ship (ref) completed in 1907 by J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd. for Zermatt Steamship Co. Ltd. and managed by Turner, Brightman & Co. She was sunk on 24 July 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-46 at position 47° 40' N, 13° 38' W - approximately 355 nautical miles West by North of Ushant. She was en route from Barry to Campana with a cargo of coal.

Zillah was a 3,779 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1900 by Bartram & Sons for Turner, Brightman & Co. She was sunk on 22 October 1917 by torpedo fired by German submarine U-46 approximately 25 nautical miles North-East of Kildin Island. She was en route from Archangel to the UK with a cargo of timber.

Zinal was a 4,037 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1912 by J. L. Thompson & Sons Ltd. for Zinal Steamship Co. Ltd. and managed by Turner, Brightman & Co. She was sunk on 19 August 1918 by torpedo fired by German submarine UB-109 approximately 360 nautical miles North-East of Terceira, Azores. She was en route from Barry to Campana with a general cargo.

Zoroaster was a 3,673 GRT steam cargo ship completed in 1900 by Bartram & Sons for Turner, Brightman & Co. She sank on 29 December 1916 after striking a mine laid by German submarine UC-11 at position 51° 53' N, 01° 38' E - approximately 1.75 nautical miles East-North-East of the Sunk Light Vessel. She was en route from the Tyne to an unknown destination with a cargo of coal.