WWI STANDARD BUILT SHIPS
A - K


NAME
 TYPE GROSS
TONS		 LENG
FT.
BEAM
FT.
BLDR
DATE
of
COMP.
HISTORY
Admiral Hastings   C 3054 331 46.8 B25  7.19 Byron S.S. Co, London; 
1928 SUNION, M.A Embiricos,Andros; 1938 African & Continental S.S. Co, London 
22.6.38 bombed and sunk off Valencia in Spanish Civil War.
Alaska  - 5825 410 54.1 C05  1.18 Requisitioned by Shipping Controller, managed by Furness Withy & Co; 
1920 returned to owners - Damps.A/S Alaska, Haugesund; 
1930 PEEL COUNTY, same owner; 
1933 ALASKA, same owner; 
1950 REG III, Deutsche Seeverkehr AG Eric Lubbert  & Co, Hamburg; 
1953 EBBA BLUMENFELD, Bd. Blumenfeld G.m.b.H, Hamburg; 
1956 MANFRED STANSFIELD, Nordatlantische Kohlen-Schiffahrts G.m.b.H, Hamburg; 
1958 scrapped Hamburg.
Alipore   B 5273 400 52.3 B45  7.20 P & O Steam Navigation Co., Newcastle; 30.9.42 Torpedoed, shelled and sunk by U.516 at 07.09N 54.23W
Almagro   H 2464 303 43.0 B35  6.20 MacAndrews & Co, London; 
1923 Pacific Steam Navigation Co, London; 1933 ITAQUY, Companhia Carbonifera Rio Grandense, Rio de Janeiro; 
1934 TAQUY, same owner; 
1943 Cia. Commercio e Navegacao, Rio de Janeiro; 
1957 Navegaceo Mercantil S.A. Rio de Janeiro; 
1963 ARTICO, Pedro A.de Carvalho, Santos; 
1965 ROMA UM, Commissario Maritima Modesta Roma, Rio de Janeiro; 
2.67 caught fire & beached at Belem, 10.67 refloated, capsized and sank.
Asp  - 2234 251 43.6 C08  7.18 Requisitioned by Shipping Controller, managed by Furness Withy & Co; 
1919 returned to A/S Vesterhav (K.M.Pedersen), Kristiansand; 
1921 FRANCISCA, Compagnie de Navigation Franco-Chinoise, Dunkerque; 1926 CAPO MELE, Cia Genovese di Navigazione à Vapore S.A, Genoa; 
1936 ETIOPIA, A.T. Rosasco, Genoa; 6.11.42 bombed and burnt out at Tobruk, later scrapped.
Assimina M. Embiricos   A 5213 400 52.4 B19  6.20 S.G. Embiricos, Andros; 
22.2.24 Wrecked in River Scheldt.
 WWI Ships
Ballena  B 5210 400 52.3 B17  2.20 Pacific Steam Navigation Co, Liverpool; 
1933 MOUNT IDA, J.A. Cosmetto & Kulukundis Bros, Panama;
1935 same owners, Piraeus; 
1937 MENDOZA,  Hamburg-SudAmerik Damps. Ges, Hamburg; 
22.3.45 sunk off Pillau in Russian air attack.
Baarn  B 5248 400 52.3 B25  5.20 N.V.Koninkl. Nederl. Stoomboot Mij, Amsterdam; 
1922 CAIRNAVON, Cairn Line of Steamships (Cairns, Noble & Co), Newcastle; 
1.11.25 wrecked near Buchanness.
Balzac  B 5372 400 52.3 B33  3.20 Liverpool, Brazil & River Plate S.N.Co (Lamport & Holt Ltd), Liverpool; 
1934 Lamport & Holt Line, Liverpool; 
22.6.41 sunk by German surface raider ATLANTIS at.15.16S 27.43W.
Bampton Castle   N 6698 412 55.8 B02  7.20 Union-Castle Mail S.S. Co, London; 
1932 ATLANTIS, M. Kulukundis (Atlanticos S.S. Co.), Syra; 
1932 MOUNT TAYGETUS, same owners, Panama; 
23.12.33 ashore Memphis Rock, English Narrows; 
1934 refloated, sold and scrapped at Rosyth.
Barracoo  B 5234 400 52.3 B58 12.19 African S.S. Co. (Elder Dempster & Co.), London; 
1933 MICHALAKIS, N. Eustathiou & Co, Syra; 
1939 KUSUYAMA MARU, Yamashita Kisen K.K, Kobe; 
9.2.43 torpedoed and sunk by USS TUNNY 22.40N 119.12E.
Bata  B 5328 401 52.3 B09 10.19 African S.S. Co. (Elder Dempster & Co.), London; 
1934 TOWER ABBEY, Tower S.S. Co, London; 
1935 WILLANDRA, William Crosby & Co, London; 
1938 UCHIDE MARU, Taihei Kisen K.K. (Yamashita Kisen K.K.), Kobe; 
29.2.44 torpedoed and sunk by USS SARGO 08.57N 132.52E.
Belgian  B 5287 400 52.4 B56 10.19 F. Leyland & Co, Liverpool; 
1934 AMELIA LAURO, A. Lauro, Naples; 1940 seized by Britain, r/n EMPIRE ACTIVITY,  M.O.W.T, managed by Galbraith, Pembroke & Co; 
3.10.43 ashore Newfoundland and sank.
Benvorlich  B 5193 401 52.2 B13   8.19 Ben Line Steamers Ltd. (W. Thomson & Co.), Leith; 
19.3.41 bombed and sunk 54.48N 13.10W
Bittern  - 1899 290 42.6 B56   9.20 Coaster. Cork SS Co, Cork; 
1922 British & Continental S.S. Co, Liverpool; 1939 IMBER, same owner; 
1954 scrapped Antwerp.
Bolivier  B 4953 400 52.3 B06   3.20 Lloyd Royal Belge S.A, Antwerp; 
1920 Cie Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royal) S.A, Antwerp; 
1932 TRAVIATA, I.N.S.A. Industrie Navili S.A, Genoa; 
11.1.40 mined and sunk off Cromer.
Boma  B 5408 401 52.3 B31   2.20 British & African Steam Navigation Co. (Elder Dempster & Co.), Liverpool; 
4.8.40 torpedoed and sunk by U.56 at 55.44N 08.04W.
Bonheur  B 5327 400 52.4 B30 10.20 Liverpool, Brazil & River Plate Steam Navigation Co. (Lamport & Holt), Liverpool; 1934 Lamport & Holt Line, Liverpool; 15.10.40 torpedoed and sunk by U.138 at 57.10N 08.36W
Borga  B 5075 400 52.3 B06   6.20 A./S. J. Ludwig Mowinckels Rederi, Bergen;  1921 ALTMARK, Hamburg-Amerika Linie, Hamburg; 
1933 scrapped Hamburg.
Boswell  B 5237 400 52.4 B30   7.20 Liverpool Brazil & River Plate Steam Navigation Co.(Lamport & Holt), Liverpool; 1934 ADDERSTONE, White Shipping Co, Newcastle; 
1937 GERMA, Skibs.A/S Germa, Kristiansand; 
1951 Wallem & Co, Panama; 
1951 NORWAY MARU, Dai-ichi Kisen K.K., Kobe; 
1960 Dai-ichi Chuo K.K, Kobe; 
1965 Fujita Kaiji Kogyo K.K, Osaka; 
1970 scrapped at Sakai.
Bratton Castle  N 6696 412 55.8 B02   5.20 Union-Castle Mail S.S. Co, London; 
1932 PROTEUS, Atlanticos S.S. Co, Syra; 1932 MOUNT TAURUS, Atlanticos S.S. Co, Panama; 
1936 Atlanticos S.S. Co. & Tramp Shipping Development Co. (Kulukundis Shipping Co.), Syra; 
17.11.42 torpedoed and sunk by U.264 at 54.30N 37.30W.
Brockley C5 1559 240 36.2 B19   9.20 Coaster. South Metropolitan Gas Co, London; 1949 South Eastern Gas Board, London; 
1958 scrapped Utrecht.

WWI Standard Ships

Canonesa G1 8286 450 58.3 B61 11.20 Furness-Houlder Argentine Lines, Liverpool; 21.9.40 Torpedoed and sunk by U.100 at 54.55N 18.25W
Catalonier C5 1202 240 35.7 B38 10.20 Coaster. Lloyd Royal Belge S.A, Antwerp; 1922 CARMEN, A/S D/S Vesterhanet (J. Lauritzen), Esbjerg, Denmark; 
1941 KATJA, same owner; 
1942 KATJA LAU; same owner; 
1944 A/S Rederiet Ocean, Esbjerg; 
1948 KATJA DAN, same owner; 
1953 JAN, Rauman Meriliikenne O/Y (seppinen & Kemppi O/Y), Rauma, Finland; 
1963 NIKOS, George & Maria Antonatos, Piraeus; 
1966 LUISA, Ikaros Cia. de Nav. S.A.(G. Antonabol), Piraeus; 
1968 seized in France for debt; 
1969 scrapped.
Cervantes  - 2436 265 41.2 B62  7.19 Coaster.  MacAndrews & Co, London; 
26.9.41 Torpedoed and sunk by U.124 at 48.37N 20.01W
Ciscar  - 2436 265 41.2 B62 12.19 Coaster. MacAndrews & Co, London; 
19.8.41 Torpedoed and sunk by U.201 at 49.10N 17.40W
Clan MacIndoe  J 4635 385 52.0 B52 12.20 Clan Line (Cayzer, Irvine & Co.), Glasgow; 15.4.43 on fire Alexandria; 
27.4.43 beached, total loss.
Clan McInnes  J 4672 385 52.0 B52  1.20 Clan Line (Cayzer, Irvine & Co.), Glasgow; 1947 SAN GEORGE, Noemijulia S.S. Co. (S. Catsell & Co.), London; 
1949 Kenfig SS Co; 
1951 SIVA-SHAMBHU, Indian National S.S. Co, Calcutta; 
1955 scrapped Calcutta.
Clearton  B 5219 400 52.4 B50  9.19 Carlton S.S. Co. (R. Chapman & Son), Newcastle; 
1.7.40 Torpedoed and sunk by U.30 at 47.53N 09.30W
Collooney  -
577
 165 27.0 B63  1.20 Coaster. Allied Steam Navigation Co. (Willmott, Buttle & Co.), Hull; 
1922 TOPAZ, W. Robertson, Glasgow; 
1956 scrapped Glasgow.
Colon  - 2437 265 41.2 B62  9.19 Coaster. MacAndrews & Co, London; 
1954 scrapped Glasgow.

WWI Standard Ships

Daybeam  C 3024
331
 46.8 B07
3.20
 Claymore Shipping Co, Cardiff; 
1929 SEBASTIAN, F. Sainz de Inchaustegui, Bilboa; 
1934 Marques del Real Socorro, Bilbao; 
1936 ITXAS-ALDE, Basque Government requisition; 
1937 SEBASTIAN, Marques del Real, Socorro; 
1941 Cia. Comercial Maritima de Transportes S.A, Bilboa; 
1941 seized by Britain; 
1943 EMPIRE TEES,  M.O.W.T. managed by Euxine Shipping Co, Gibraltar; 
1950 TEES, Cia. Maritima "Tees" S.A, Panama; 
1951 CLONLEE, Shamrock Shipping Co. (C.S. Brown), Belfast; 
1954 SELAMET, Muzaffer Taviloglu, Yakup Uzuner & Munittin Topcuogly, Istanbul; 
1968 scrapped Istanbul.
Delfina  C 3096 342 46.5 B08
1.21
 F. Sainz é Inchaustigui, Bilboa; 
16.12.28 Struck rock off Skerries, abandoned; 17.12.28 sank off Point Lynas.
Dundrum Castle  B 5259 400 52.3 B11 12.19 Union-Castle Mail S.S. Co, London; 
2.4.43 Sank after fire in Red Sea at 14.37N 42.23E.
Edenside C1 366 143 23.5 B64
6.21
 Coaster. Wear Steam Shipping Co. (T. Rose), Sunderland; 
1958 scrapped Nieuw Lekkerland, Holland.
Fabian  C 3059 331 46.8 B25
6.19
 Ellerman Lines, Liverpool; 
1937 Ellerman & Papayanni Lines; 
16.11.40 Torpedoed and sunk by U.65 at 02.49N 15.29W
Fantee F1 5663 400 53.0 B43  2.20 Elder, Dempster & Co, London; 
1933 AKTI, Kassos Steam Nav. Co, Pnévmaticos, Rethymnis, Yannaghas, Syra; 4.12.38 sank in collision with s/s LA PLATA at 47.40N 06.20W.
Freeland  - 574 165 27.0 B63
9.19
 Coaster. Freeland Shipping Co. (J.W. Fisher & Co.), Liverpool; 
1934 FIRTH FISHER, J. Fisher & Sons, Barrow; 
21.5.40 Mined and sunk off Boulogne.
Gallicier C5 1214 240 35.7 B38 11.20 Coaster. Lloyd Royal Belge S.A, Antwerp; 
1923 BOGO, D/S Baltic A/S (C. Jensen), Copenhagen; 
17.12.39 torpedoed and sunk by U.59  East of May Island, Scotland.
Gazana  B 5284 400 52.4 B14  3.20 British India Steam Navigation Co, Glasgow; 1949 scrapped Blyth.
Glassford  H 2579 303 43.0 B01 11.19 Pennant Shipping Co. (J. Daniel, John & Co), Glasgow; 
1922 Penman Shipping Co, Glasgow; 
1923 BARON ELIBANK, Kelvin Shipping Co. (H. Hogarth & Sons), Ardrossan; 
1934 SEVEN SEAS SPRAY, Good Hope Shipping Co. (Walter Vaughan), Cardiff; 
1937 SEABANK SPRAY, Veronica S.S. Co, Cardiff; 
1939 JEANNE M., Mooringwell S.S. Co, Cardiff; 
2.12.40 Torpedoed and sunk by U.37 at 39.19N 13.54W.
Gloxinia  C 3336 332 47.9 B59
9.20
 Laid down as standard cargo ship, but completed as tanker; Stag Line (J. Robinson & Sons), North Shields; 
1952 VITTORIO O., Imera Siciliana di Nav, Palermo; 
1955 Soc. Armamento Marittimo A.R.L., 
Genoa, converted to dry cargo ship; 
1959 scrapped Spezia.
Goodig  - 749 191 29.2 B24
12.19
 Coaster. Stone & Rolfe, Llanelly; 
1946 PORTHMEOR, Porth Shipping Co (Care Lines), Cardiff; 
1951 APOLLO, Bristol Steam Navigation Co, Bristol; 
1953 CARBIS BAY, Saint Ia Shipping Co.(R.P. Care & Co.), St. Ives; 
1955 HOLDERNAB, Roberts & Cooper (Thos. E. Kettlewell & Son), Hull; 
1956 scrapped Blyth. 
Grodno  H 2452 303 43.0 B25
6.19
 Ellerman's Wilson Line, Hull; 
1946 MA GOO, A/S Olymp (Einar Lange), Oslo; 
1947 HEDJA, Rederi A/S Kullaberg (A. Sjosten), Hoganas, Sweden; 
1961 HERMON, Cia Naviera General S.A, Beirut; 
1968 scrapped Trieste.

WWI Standard Ships

Halizones  B 5298 401 52.2 B04  4.20 British & South American Steam Navigation Co. (R.P. Houston & Co.), Liverpool; 27.7.43 Bombed, 30.7.43 sank in tow at 37.22N 13.03W. 
Harmodius  B 5229 441 52.3 B04  6.19 Launched as HERMIONE, completed as HARMODIUS, British & South American Steam Navigation Co.(R.P. Houston & Co.), Liverpool; 
8.3.41 torpedoed and sunk by U.105 at 20.35N 20.40W.
Harmonides  B 5288 400 52.3 B04  1.20 Launched as HESIONE, completed as HARMONIDES; British & South American Steam Navigation Co. (R.P. Houston & Co.), Liverpool; 
25.8.42 torpedoed and sunk by Japanese submarine I-165 at 01.47N 77.27E.
Hermione  -  -  -  -  -  - See HARMODIUS
Hesione  -  -  -  -  -  - See HARMONIDES
Highland Warrior G1 8442 450 58.2 B05  7.20 Nelson S.N.Co, London; 
1933 NOGOYA, Royal Mail Lines, London; 1936 MARLENE, "K" S.S. Co. (Kaye, Son & Co), London; 
1939 Kaye Transport Co, London; 
1940 Galbraith, Pembroke & Co, London; 4.4.41 torpedoed and sunk by U.124 at 08.15N 14.19W.
Ioanna  A 5171 400 52.3 B18  5.20 E. Angelis, Piraeus; 
19.2.21 sank off Cape Tinoso (barratry).
Jetblack C5 1560 240 36.2 B19  9.20 Coaster. Gas Light & Coke Co. (Stephenson, Clarke & Co.), London; 
1949 North Thames Gas Board (s/m); 
1954 scrapped at Dunston-on-Tyne.
Jolly Marie C1
366
 135 23.6 B64  9.20 Coaster. Walford Lines (Leopold Walford), London; 
1931 SANDHOLM, Holms Sand & Gravel Co.(T.R.Brown & Sons), Bristol; 
1962 Norwest Sand & Ballast Co, Bristol; 1963 scrapped Barrow.
Kara  H 2479 303 43.0 B25 10.19 F.C. Strick & Co, Swansea; 
22.3.20 Wrecked at Cape Quintres, near Santona, Spain.
Kidderpore  B 5334 400 52.4 B56  2.20 Peninsular & Oriental S.N.Co, Newcastle; 1939 scrapped Genoa.
Kittiwake  - 1896 290 42.5 B56  8.19 Coaster. Cork S.S. Co, Cork; 
1922 British & Continental SS Co, Liverpool; 
1936 CARDROSS, J. Patrick & Co, Sydney, NSW; 
14.12.40. Sunk in collision with s/s FIONA near Sydney. 34.07S 151.32E. 
Knebworth  H 2555 303 42.9 B21 12.19 Robert Stantley Shipping Co. (R.S. Dalgliesh), Newcastle; 
27.1.30. Wrecked near Biarritz.
Koranton  F 6695 413 55.5 B18  4.20 R. Chapman & Son, Newcastle; 
10.3.41 left Halifax - went missing.(believed torpedoed and sunk by U.98 on 27.3.41 at approx.58N 22W)

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