(a) 17 Armed Merchant Cruisers (Gross tonnage in each case).

CALGARIAN (1914). 17,515 tons. Torpedoed by a German Submarine, off North Coast of Ireland, 1st March, 1918.

OCEANIC (1899). 17,274 tons. Wrecked on Foula Island, Shetlands. 8th September, 1914.

ALCANTARA (1913). 15,300 tons. Torpedoed in action with German Armed Merchant Cruiser GREIF in the North Sea, lat. 61.48 N., long. 1.40 E., 29th February. 1916.

AVENGER (1915). 15,000 tons. Torpedoed by a German Submarine in the North Atlantic, 14th June, 1917.

LAURENTIC (1908). 14,892 tons. Torpedoed by a German Submarine, off the North West Coast of Ireland, 23rd January, 1917.

ORAMA (1911). 12.927 tons. Torpedoed by a German Submarine, in the Atlantic, 19th October, 1917.

OTRANTO (1909). 12,124 tons. Stranded on Island of Islay, in heavy weather, after being severely damaged by collision with S.S. KASHMIR, 6th October, 1918.

OTWAY (1909). 12,077 tons. Torpedoed by a German Submarine, in the North Atlantic, 23rd July, 1917.

MARMORA (1903). 10,509 tons. Torpedoed by a German Submarine, off the South Coast of Ireland 23rd July, 1918.

MOLDAVIA (1903). 9,500 tons. Torpedoed by a German Submarine, in the English Channel, 23rd May, 1918.

INDIA (1896). 7,940 tons. Torpedoed by a German Submarine, off Bodo, West Fjord, 8th August, 1915.

HILARY (1908). 6329 tons. Torpedoed by a German Submarine, in the Atlantic, 25th May, 1917.

PATIA (1913). 6103 tons. Torpedoed by a German Submarine, in the Bristol Channel, 13th June, 1918.

BAYANO (1913). 5948 tons. Torpedoed by a German Submarine, off Corsewall Point, Galloway, 11th March, 1915.

VIKNOR (1888). 5386 tons. Mined off the North Coast of Ireland, 13th January, 1915.

CHAMPAGNE (1895). 5360 tons. Torpedoed by a German Submarine, in the Atlantic, 9th October, 1917.

CLAN MACNAUGHTON (1911). 4985 tons. Foundered in a heavy gale, off the North Coast of Ireland, 3rd February, 1915.

(b) 3 Commissioned Escort Ships (Gross tonnage in each case).

MECHANICIAN (1900). 9044 tons. Torpedoed by a German Submarine, 8 miles West of St. Catherine's Point, 20th January, 1918.

QUERNMORE (1898). 7302 tons. Torpedoed by a German Submarine, 160 miles W. by N. ¾N. from Tory Island, 31st July, 1917.

BOSTONIAN (1915). 5736 tons. Torpedoed by a German Submarine, 34 miles S. by E. ½E from Start Point, 10th October, 1917.

(c) 12 Armed Boarding Steamers (Gross tonnage in each case).

TITHONUS (ex TITANIA, 1908). 3463 tons. Torpedoed by a German Submarine, in the North Sea, 28th March, 1918.

FAUVETTE (1912). 2644 tons. Mined off the East Coast, 9th March, 1916.

DUNDEE (1911). 2187 tons. Torpedoed by a German Submarine, in the approaches to the English Channel, 3rd September, 1917.

GRIVE (1905). 2037 tons. Foundered in bad weather, off the Shetlands, 24th December, 1917, after being torpedoed by a German Submarine.

DUKE OF ALBANY (1907). 1997 tons. Torpedoed by a German Submarine, 20 miles East of Pentland Skerries, 25th August, 1916.

TARA (ex HIBERNIA, 1900). 1862 tons. Torpedoed by German Submarine U 35, in Solum Bay, Western Egypt, 5th November, 1915.

LOUVAIN (1897). 1830 tons. Torpedoed by a German Submarine, in the Eastern Mediterranean, 20th January, 1918.

STEPHEN FURNESS (1910). 1712 tons. Torpedoed by a German Submarine, in the Irish Sea, 13th December, 1917.

FIONA (1905). 1611 tons. Wrecked off Pentland Skerries 6th September, 1917.

SARNIA (1910). 1498 tons. Torpedoed by a German Submarine, in the Mediterranean, 12th September, 1918.

RAMSEY (1895). 1443 tons. Torpedoed by German Auxiliary Minelayer METEOR, in the North Sea, to South East of Pentland Firth, 8th August, 1915.

SNAEFELL (1910). 1368 tons. Torpedoed by a German Submarine, in the Mediterranean. 5th June, 1918.

(d) 16 Special Service Ships (" Q Boats "). (Gross tonnage in each case.)

PERUGIA (1901). 4348 tons. Torpedoed by a German Submarine, in the Gulf of Genoa, 3rd December, 1916.

BRADFORD CITY (1910). 3683 tons. Torpedoed by a German Submarine, in the Straits of Messina, 16th August, 1917.

REMEMBRANCE (1910). 3660 tons. Torpedoed by a German Submarine, in the Mediterranean, 14th August, 1916.

WILLOW BRANCH (1892). 3314 tons. Torpedoed by a German Submarine, off the West Coast of Africa, to East of Cape Verde Islands, 25th April, 1918.

DUNRAVEN (1910). 3117 tons. Foundered at entrance to English Channel, 10th August, 1917, after being torpedoed by a German Submarine.

ZYLPHA (1894). 2917 tons. Torpedoed by a German Submarine, to the South West of Ireland, 15th June, 1917.

BRACONDALE (1903). 2095 tons. Torpedoed by a German Submarine, in the Atlantic, 7th August, 1917.

GLENFOYLE (1913). 1680 tons. Torpedoed by a German Submarine, in the Atlantic, 18th September, 1917.

WESTPHALIA (1913). 1467 tons. Torpedoed by a German Submarine, in the Irish Sea, 11th February, 1918.

PEVERIL (1904). 1459 tons. Torpedoed by a German Submarine, outside the Straits of Gibraltar, 6th November, 1917.

LADY PATRICIA (1916). 1372 tons. Torpedoed by a German Submarine, in the Atlantic, 20th May, 1917.

WARNER (1911). 1273 tons. Torpedoed by a German Submarine, off West Coast of Ireland, 13th March, 1917.

PENSHURST (1906). 1191 tons. Torpedoed by a German Submarine, off the Bristol Channel, 25th December, 1917.

VALA (1894). 1016 tons. Believed to have been torpedoed by a German Submarine; last reported in lat. 47 N., long. 9.32 W., 21st August, 1917.

LADY OLIVE (1913). 701 tons. Torpedoed by a German Submarine, in the English Channel, 19th February, 1917.

STOCK FORCE (1917). 732 tons. Torpedoed by a German Submarine, in the English Channel, 30th July, 1918.

Note:- More than a dozen other Special Service Vessels, of under 500 tons gross were also lost.

(e) 5 Fleet Messengers (Gross tonnage in each case).

OSMANIEH (1,906). 4041 tons. Mined in the Eastern Mediterranean, 31st December, 1917.

ERMINE (1912). 1777 tons. Torpedoed by a German Submarine, in the Ęgean, 2nd August, 1917.

PRINCESS ALBERTA (1905). 1586 tons. Mined between Stavros and Mudros, 21st February, 1917.

REDBREAST (1908). 1313 tons. Torpedoed by a German Submarine, in the Mediterranean, 15th July, 1917.

CHESTERFIELD (1913). 1013 tons. Torpedoed by a German Submarine, 42 miles N.E. by E. ½E. from Malta, 18th May, 1918.

Note:-Four Fleet Messengers, of under 500 tons gross, were also lost.

(f) 17 Armed Yachts. (Tonnage by yacht measurement in each case.)

ĘGUSA (ex ERIN, 1896). 1242 tons. Mined near Malta, 28th April, 1916.

GOISSA (1893). 1023 tons. Mined in the Dardanelles, 15th November, 1918.

RESOURCE II (ex ENCHANTRESS). 1000 tons. Destroyed by fire, in Southampton Harbour, 12th November, 1915.

IOLAIRE (1902). 999 tons. Wrecked off Stornoway, 1st January, 1919.

MEKONG (1906). 899 tons. Wrecked on Christthorpe Cliff, 12th March, 1916.

CLEMENTINA (1887). 625 tons. Beached after collision, off Tor Cor Point, 5th August, 1915.

KETHAILES (1903). 611 tons. Lost by collision, off Blackwater Lightship, 11th October, 1917.

CONQUEROR II (1889). 526 tons. Torpedoed by a German Submarine, in Fair Island Channel, 26th September, 1916.

IRENE (1890). 543 tons. Mined off North Foreland, lat. 51.29 N., long. 1.27 E., 9th November, 1915.

HERSILIA (1895). 454 tons. Wrecked on Eilean Chuai, Hebrides, 6th January, 1916.

VERONA (1890). 437 tons. Mined off Portmahomack, 24th February, 1917.

SANDA (1906). 351 tons. Sunk by fire of German batteries, off Belgian Coast, 25th September, 1915.

ZAIDA (1900). 350 tons. Sunk by a German Submarine, in the Gulf of Alexandretta, 17th August, 1916.

ZAREFAH (1905). 279 tons. Mined off Mull Head, Deer Ness, 8th May, 1917.

ARIES (1880). 268 tons. Mined off Leathercoat, 31st October, 1915.

RHIANNON (1914). 138 tons. Mined off Longsand, 20th July, 1915.

MARCELLA (1887). 127 tons. Lost by collision in the Downs, 24th March, 1916.

(g) 11 Miscellaneous Auxiliaries.

CAMPANIA (1893). 18,000 tons displacement. Guns: 6 x 4.7 in., 1 x 3 in. AA. Aircraft Carrier. Lost by collision with GLORIOUS, during a gale, in the Firth of Forth, 5th November, 1918.

PRINCESS IRENE (1914). 5934 tons gross. Minelayer. Destroyed by internal explosion, at Sheerness, 27th May, 1915.

FISGARD II (1869). 6010 tons displacement. Repair Ship. Foundered in bad weather, off Portland Bill, 17th September, 1914.

LOWTYNE (1892). 3231 tons gross. Not classified. Torpedoed by a German Submarine, 3½ miles E.S.E. from Whitby, 10th June, 1918.

BEN-MY-CHREE (1908). 3888 tons displacement. Aircraft Carrier. Sunk by fire of Turkish batteries, in Kastelorizo Harbour, 11th January, 1917.

WHITE HEAD (1880). 1172 tons gross. Not classified. Torpedoed by a German Submarine, 40 miles N.N.E. of Suda Bay, 15th October, 1917.

DALKEITH (ex DALHOUSIE, 1889). 741 tons gross. Salvage Vessel. Sunk by a German Submarine, during salvage operations, at San Pietro Island, Sardinia, 29th March, 1917.

THRUSH (1889). 805 tons displacement. Salvage Vessel. Wrecked near Glenarm, County Antrim, 11th April 1917.

MAJESTIC II (1901). 408 tons gross. Patrol Paddler. Foundered, near Oran, 28th July, 1916.

DUCHESS OF RICHMOND (1910). 354 tons gross. Patrol Paddler. Mined, 28th June, 1919.

STIRLING CASTLE (1899). 271 tons gross. Patrol Paddler. Blown up, from unknown cause, off West Coast of Malta, 26th September, 1916.

General Note:- The following small craft were lost during the War, but space does not permit of particulars being given:

29 Motor Launches (M.L. 566, 561, 541, 540, 534, 474, 431, 424, 421, 403, 356, 278, 255, 254, 253, 247, 230, 197, 191, 149, 121, 110, 64, 62, 55, 52 40, 19, 18).

17 Coastal Motor Boats (Nos. 79 A, 71 A, 67 A, 62 BD, 50, 47, 42, 40, 39 B, 33 A, 18 A, 11, 10, 8, 2, 1).

Source: As extracted from Jane's Fighting Ships for 1919

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