KAYJAY Posted 13 April , 2004 Share Posted 13 April , 2004 Hi Guys, Can anyone help with some ships that men I am interested in were lost while serving on. These are the dates the men were reported lost on, so perhaps the date the ship was lost or in action on. S.S. Adriatic 31/10/16, S.S.Opal 18/12/16, S.S. Vedamore 07/02/17, S.S. Sallagh 10/02/17, and H.M.M.L. No. 212 20/02/17. Thanks Ken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
widwick Posted 13 April , 2004 Share Posted 13 April , 2004 Ken s.s. Adriatic Built 1904 by Irvine's S.B. & D.D. Co. Owned by W H Cockerline & Co. 3,028 t. Employed as an Admiralty collier. Left Newport, Mon on 21 Oct 1916 for Marseilles with cargo of coal but was not seen again. s.s. Opal Built by Scott & Sons 1894. Owned by W Robertson. 599t On 18 Dec 1916 struck a mine and sank off Isle of Man. The Captain and crew of 11 were killed. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAYJAY Posted 13 April , 2004 Author Share Posted 13 April , 2004 Hi Tony, Thanks for the speedy reply and the information, Much appreciated Ken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmsk212 Posted 13 April , 2004 Share Posted 13 April , 2004 Ken Vedamore - defensively armed merchant ship 6330 tons - torpedoed by submarine - no warning given- 20 miles West from Fastnet 23 lives lost Sallagh - 325 tons - Off Bardsey Island - Captured by submarine - attacked with bombs - 1 life lost As far as I can make out HMML212 was not lost during WW1 Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAYJAY Posted 14 April , 2004 Author Share Posted 14 April , 2004 Hi Steve, Thanks for the Information about the Vedamore & Sallagh. Regarding the HMML 212 the man I am interested in (Deck Hand 3611 S.D. Robert Mackay K.I.A. 20/02/1917) is commemorated on the Portsmouth Memorial so he must have been lost at sea even if his ship was not lost. Regards Ken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDick Posted 14 April , 2004 Share Posted 14 April , 2004 The following MLs were war losses according to the 1919 Jane's: 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. No 212 there; I think the only other was lost by accident (explosion) in Germany c.1919/20 Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmsk212 Posted 14 April , 2004 Share Posted 14 April , 2004 (Deck Hand 3611 S.D. Robert Mackay K.I.A. 20/02/1917) is commemorated on the Portsmouth Memorial so he must have been lost at sea even if his ship was not lost. Regards Ken. Hi Ken If HMML212 was attacked he could have been killed but the ship survived. There is however the alternative that he could have been lost overboard or indeed died aboard from illness or accident and then buried at sea, hence no known grave. It may be a good idea to try looking at the local newspapers for Tongue, Sutherlandshire from February/March 1917 for information. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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