The SSCarsbreck was a British cargo steamship. She was sunk while carrying supplies to the UK in the Second World War. Ayrshire Dockyard Co Ltd, Irvine...
he was credited with sinking three ships of 7,198 GRT, including the SSCarsbreck on 24 October 1941. The fourth patrol (11 January 1942 – 6 March 1942)...
SS Thistlegorm was a British cargo steamship that was built in Sunderland, North East England in 1940 and sunk by German bomber aircraft in the Red Sea...
The SS Picton was a British steamship, chiefly known for its involvement in the events of the Halifax Explosion. At the time of the Halifax explosion,...
SS Empire Tower was a British 4,378 GRT cargo ship built in 1935 and sunk by enemy action in 1943. She was built by the Burntisland Shipbuilding Company...
The SS Snefjeld was a steam merchant ship active from 1909 to 1940, serving in both world wars. The ship served first under Dutch flag, followed by the...
another similar ship SS Haleakala to operate on it. On November 16, 1920, following a successful round-the-world trip by another vessel, SS West Kasson, West...
Prudence SS Calabria (1922) SS California (1923) SS Cambridge (1916) RMS Cameronia (1919) SS Canonesa SSCarsbreck RMS Carthage SS Ceramic MS Chrobry SS City...
damaging Carsbreck. Leith and Heartsease attacked without success, though U-38 was driven off and Heartsease was detailed to escort Carsbreck home, weakening...
SS Fiscus was a UK cargo steamship that was built in 1928, served in the Second World War and was sunk by a U-boat in 1940. Northumberland Shipbuilding...
The SS English Trader was a British merchant ship wrecked off the coast of Norfolk, England in October 1941. After falling behind a convoy during the Second...
SS Blairspey was a steam cargo ship that was built in Scotland in 1929 and served in the Battle of the Atlantic in the Second World War. In 1940 she survived...
SS Empire Brigade was a 5,184 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1912 as SS Hannington Court. She served through the First World War and was sold in 1936...
SS Scoresby was a British cargo steamship that was built in 1923, sailed in a number of transatlantic convoys in 1940, and was sunk by a U-boat that October...
launch in 1912 she was named SS Mariston. In her 28-year career she was renamed SS Milcovul in 1913, SS Hyphaestos in 1933 and SS Creekirk in 1938. Robert...
The SS Empire Miniver was a British steam merchant ship. She was originally an American merchant, launched in 1918 as SS West Cobalt. During a brief stint...
SS Beatus was a British cargo steamship that was built in 1925, sailed in a number of transatlantic convoys in 1940 and was sunk by a U-boat that October...
SS Gasfire was a British steam collier of the Gas Light and Coke Company (GLCC). She was built in Sunderland in 1936, survived severe damage from being...
SS Soesterberg was a Dutch-owned cargo steamship that was built in Belgium in 1927 and sunk by a U-boat in 1940 in the Battle of the Atlantic. Antwerp...
by Scarborough. SS Winona had developed engine problems and also turned back. The crossing was uneventful, the only casualty being SS Trevisa, which straggled...
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