The three-funnel 30-knotdestroyer was sliced in two when she crossed the bows of the armoured cruiserHMS Berwick (Royal Navy) during night exercises and Berwick collided with her. Both sections of her hull sank, although her bow section remained afloat long enough for 22 members of her crew to be rescued. Thirty-six members of her crew were lost.
The Elder Dempster 241 GRT cargo ship used in the Lagos creeks service ran aground on Lagos Bar, Nigeria.[9][10] Declared total wreck on April 28, 1908.
The Yarrow-Type Template:Sclass2-destroyer was sliced in two when the scout cruiserHMS Attentive (Royal Navy) collided with her during night exercises. Gala′s stern section sank immediately with the loss of one life; her bow section sank later during an attempt to tow it to shallow water. Attentive then also collided with the destroyer HMS Ribble (Royal Navy), holing Ribble below the waterline and forcing her to return to base.
The 1,927 GRT freighter with a cargo of grain on passage from Ibrail to Hamburg collided with the steamer Violet (United Kingdom) during fog in the river Elbe. The German steamer sank and one crew member was badly injured.[14]
The 4,439 GRT freighter with a cargo of iron ore on passage from Narvik to Rotterdam was struck by the steamer Avoca (United Kingdom) off Nieuwe Waterweg. The German steamer sank with a loss of one crew and a pilot.[15]Avoca had her bow smashed in and had to be beached to avoid sinking.[16]
The 2,501 GRT freighter with a cargo of ore on passage from Bilbao for Middlesbrough struck a rock off La Vendree, five miles west of Cap de la Chèvre, and came off but subsequently sunk in deep water and became a total loss.[18]
The Elder Dempster 2,702 GRT cargo ship was sunk while travelling from Hamburg to South Africa after hitting the Russian steamer Junona. The cargo was: Hundreds of cases of gin, rum, champagne and barrels of gunpowder. Thousands of newly minted shillings were presumed aboard but not borne out by manifest.[19]
The 1,325 GRT steamer went ashore on the rocks near Rhinns of Islay Lighthouse during early morning dense fog, subsequently slipped off and sunk in deep water.[20] The ship was on passage from Stornoway for Swansea in ballast.
The 2,994 GRT steamer collided with the steamer Constanza (Romania) and sunk off Lisbon while on passage from Cardiff for Genoa with a cargo of coal.[22]
The Elder Dempster 1,445 GRT cargo ship carrying cargo from steamer Falaba ran aground on the bar at Lagos, Nigeria. Attempts to refloat the ship failed and she was declared a total wreck.[23][24]
The 1,590 GRT freighter on a passage from Tyne to Cannes with a cargo of coal was cut down to below the waterline in collision with the steamer Filinia (Greece) and quickly sank.[28]
The 4,847 GRT freighter was put back to Aden with her bunkers on fire, and was scuttled in 33 feet (10 m) of water after attempts to extinguish the fire failed. No.1, No.2, No.3 and No.4 holds as well as her chart room, bridge and poop deck were destroyed by fire. The ship was later raised and sold for breakup.[28]
The 2,213 GRT steamer, on a passage from Tocopilla for Lota with a cargo of copper ore, foundered almost immediately after being run down by the cargo-passenger ship Victoria (United Kingdom) in dense fog in Bay of Arauco.[32][33]
The 1,747 GRT steamer, on a passage from Brisbane for Newcastle with a cargo of general goods, sugar and wood ran aground 10 miles north of Stockton. During the night of 3 August she was broken by gale.[34][35]
The 2,582 GRT steamer, on a passage from Huelva for Hamburg with a cargo of iron ore, was run down late at night by an unknown barque off Ameland and sunk.[36]
The 2,090 GRT steamer, on a passage from Havana for London with a cargo of molasses, sprang a leak and foundered in the position 38°32′N38°32′W / 38.533°N 38.533°W / 38.533; -38.533. 27 members of the crew including the captain were saved by Italian barque Silver Stream and landed in London on 23 August.[37]
The 3,739 GRT steamer, on a passage from South Shields for Trieste with a cargo of coal, went ashore on Keller Rock off Ushant. An attempt to refloat her failed and the ship sunk in deep water.[38][39]
The 2,730 GRT steamer, on a passage from Poti for Garston with a cargo of iron ore, was run down by the steamer Oural (Belgium) off Kavak Point and sunk.[40]
The 2,420 GRT steamer on passage from Glasgow for Alexandria with coal and a general cargo sprang a leak during a heavy gale and sank four hours later approximately 70 miles west of Scilly.[42]
AmazonThe ship was driven ashore and wrecked west of Port Talbot, Glamorgan with the loss of twenty of her 28 crew. She was on a voyage from Port Talbot to Iquique, Chile.[43]
The 2,919 GRT steamer on passage from Sunderland for Buenos Aires with a cargo of coal ran aground on Outer Dowsing Shoal and sunk at 9:00. 18 men of the crew were landed in Grimsby by the Limewold, one crew was killed and four were missing.[45]
The 1,305 GRT steamer on a voyage from Penarth to Granville, Manche carrying a cargo of coal struck Roches Douvres Rocks, 15 nautical miles (28 km) from La Corbière, JerseyChannel Islands at 06:10 and subsequently sunk at 08:30.[46][47]
The training ship ran aground on Spindle Rock near Hen and Chickens lightship. She remained there until refloated on 4 December, but she sank later that day.
The 4,231 GRT steamer on passage from Saigon for the continent with a cargo of rice and maize ran aground on Brennus Shoal (Ceylon) and got holed in the forepeak. Attempts to lighten and refloat her failed due to stormy weather and she was abandoned as a total loss on 9 October 1908.[48][49]
The 552 GRT steamer collided early morning in dense fog with cargo ship Daisy (flag unknown) off Wicklow Head and sunk almost immediately. Her crew was saved by Daisy and landed in Dublin on 5 October 1908.[51]
The 5,967 GRT steamer on passage from Chile to Bremen with general cargo caught fire and was destroyed off Río Negro. The captain, 43 crew members and 2 passengers were saved and landed at Punta Rubio.[52]
The Lamport and Holt Line 7,452 GRT general cargo/passenger ship. On 17 October 1908 soon after leaving Santos harbour and heading north with a cargo of coffee, post and passengers, on the route New York to Buenos Aires, she entered an area of intense fog and eventually hit the rocks at Ponta da Sela (Ilhabela) suffering serious damage. All passengers and crew managed to leave the ship and took shelter on a nearby beach (Praia do Veloso) being rescued the day after by another vessel.[53]
The 1,824 GRT steamer on a passage from Newcastle for Seville with a cargo of coal and coke collided early morning with cargo ship Cadeby (flag unknown) in the mouth of the Humber. The vessel was struck near amidships and began to fill almost immediately. She was beached on Sand Hale Flat to prevent the sinking but later had broken in two amidships and was declared a total loss.[54][55]
The 321 GRT steamer on a passage from Cherbourg for Poole with a cargo of stone ran into heavy seas mid-Channel which shifted her cargo. The vessel had to be abandoned and she foundered around 04:30. The crew was saved by the schooner Malpas Belle and landed in Falmouth.[56]
The 1,121 GRT steamer on a passage from Caen for Grangemouth with a cargo of iron ore ran aground off Farne Islands in the early morning and subsequently broke up and became a total wreck.[57]
Sank after a collision with Bagdad (flag unknown) off Seraglio Point, Constantinople.[58] This ship was originally named Tycho Brahe. In 1891 ownership transferred to Charles Deville Wells, (known as 'the man who broke the bank at Monte Carlo'), who renamed the vessel Palais Royal. After Wells was declared bankrupt in 1893 it was sold to a Turkish owner.
The passenger ship disappeared without trace after departing New York City on 27 October bound for Marseilles, France. There were no passengers aboard, but all 38 crew members were lost.
The 3,466 GRT steamer on a passage from New York City to Marseille with a cargo of grain collided with the freighter Catalone (United Kingdom) just outside the harbor and sank in deep water.[62]
The 1,519 GRT cargo/passenger steamer on a passage from Grangemouth to London with general cargo and passengers ran into heavy weather, sprang a leak forward and foundered at 10:20 about 35 nautical miles (65 km) northeast of Tyne piers. All 55 people including crew and passengers were saved by trawler Eleazer and landed safely in South Shields.[65]
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