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Thought some of you might be interested in this list of vessels that were wrecked or sunk in the Red Sea:
SEVERN
1,736 Royal Mail Steam Packet Co., London
Dimensions 281.5 x 33.8 – 2-cyl compound steam engine
Cargo vessel completed by Oswald & Co., Sunderland in April 1873 as Yard No.122 ON 68454
1887 renamed TUNÇ by Karamanyan Şahinoğlu ve Ortaklari, Istanbul
1888 owned by Idare-i Mahsusa, Istanbul
Wrecked 19 May 1895 on Abu Madafi Reef, Red Sea (22.03N-38.45E), broke in two
WOOSUNG
2,499 Nelson, Donkin & Co., London
Dimensions 362.1 x 46.2 – 2-cyl compound steam engine
Cargo vessel completed by C. Mitchell & Co., Newcastle in 1873 as Yard No.285 ON 68482
Wrecked on 20 Feb 1874 on a reef on western side of Kotama Islands, Red Sea, voyaging from Calcutta to Emden, with general cargo & passengers
HELME PARK
1,328 William Wright, South Shields
Dimensions 245.6 x 31.3 – 2-cyl compound steam engine
Cargo vessel completed by John Readhead & Co., So. Shields in January 18 1873 as Yard No.91 - ON 63022
1874 renamed ZEALOT by John Glynn & Son, Liverpool
Wrecked 14 October 1876 on Daedalus Reef, Red Sea, voyaging from Liverpool to Bombay, with coal
KHIVA
2,609-tons Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co., Sunderland
Dimensions 361.4 x 36.8 – 2-cylinder compound steam engine
Passenger/cargo ship completed by J. Laing, Sunderland in June 1873) as Yard No.199
Official No.68491
Launched as ANTWERPEN for John Ryde & Co., London, sold prior registration, delivered in March 1874
1990 owned by Hajee Cassum Joosub, Bombay
Burned 17 April 1893 off Ras Marbet, Red Sea, voyaging from Bombay to Jeddah, pilgrims, beached, total loss (20)
ASIA (iron)
1,540 E. Carr, Hamburg Dimensions 260.0 x 33.7
Cargo steamer completed by C. Mitchell & Co., Newcastle in January 1880 as Yard No.391
Wrecked on 28 September 1880, about 2 miles NE of the eastern tip of Socotra, voyaging from Singapore to New York, with tea
GULF OF FINLAND (iron)
2,323-tons Greenock SS. Co., Ltd., Greenock
Dimensions 286.0 x 37.2 – 2-cylinder compound steam engine
Cargo steamer completed by W. Gray & Co., West Hartlepool completed in October 1880 as Yard No.223 - Official No.81805
Wrecked 18 October 1882 on Jebel Zukur Island, Red Sea, voyaging from London to Australia, with passengers & general cargo
LUCINDA (iron)
1,756-tons F. Herskind & Co., West Hartlepool
Dimensions 257.6 x 34.6 – 2-cylinder compound steam engine
Cargo vessel completed by W. Gray & Co., West Hartlepool in July 1880 as Yard No.216 ON 81514
1883 owner Herskind & Woods, West Hartlepool
Sunk in collision with the steamer GARONNE of Liverpool, on 1 May 1888, in 18.35N-39.45E (Red Sea), voyaging from Akyab to Port Said (f.o.), with rice
KNIGHT OF THE BATH (iron)
2,311-tons Knight of the Bath SS. Co., Ltd. (L. Greenshields), Liverpool
Dimensions 320.0 x 35.0 – 2-cyl compound steam engine
Cargo ship completed by T. Royden & Sons, Liverpool in June 1881 as Yard No.207 ON 84130
Wrecked on a rock 3 miles east of Kuria Muria Island, on 17 June 1883, while voyaging from Bombay to Le Havre, general cargo (16)
MOUNT TABOR (iron)
2,301-tons Smith & Service, Glasgow
Dimensions 285.0 x 37.8 – 2-cyl compound steam engine
Cargo ship completed by James Laing, Sunderland in June 1882 as Yard No.272 ON 86685
Burnt off Socotra, prior 16 September 1898, while voyaging from Iloilo to Liverpool, with hemp & sugar
AVOCET (iron)
2,747-tons Seater, White & Co., Leith
Dimensions 335.0 x 38.2 – 2-cyl compound steam engine
Cargo vessel completed by Barclay, Curle & Co., Glasgow in October 1883 as Yard No.319 ON 87262
Foundered on 4 March 1887, after striking a reef in the Red Sea (14.21N-42.58E), while voyaging from Middlesbrough to Madras & Calcutta, with railway materials
GRAVILLE (iron)
2,397-tons E. Corblet, Le Havre, France
Dimensions 300.0 x 39.2 – 2-cyl compound steam engine
Cargo ship completed by A. Stephen & Sons, Glasgow on October 1883 as Yard No.278
Lost by fire, 16 Jan 1887, at Seghallal, Red Sea, while voyaging from Cardiff to Madras
SÃO THOMÉ (iron)
2,255-tons Empreza Nacional de Navegação à Vapor, Lisbon
Dimensions 301.2 x 37.1 – 2-cyl compound steam engine
Passenger/cargo ship completed by Earle's SB. & Eng. Co., Ltd., Hull in June 1883 as Yard No.261
Wrecked, on 24 November 1904, on Coral Reef, Farasan Bank, Red Sea, while on voyage fro Lisbon to Macão, with troops & supplies
ARAFAT (iron)
1,883-tons J. A. Shepherd, Newcastle
Dimensions 262.0 x 35.0 – 2-cyl compound steam engine
Cargo ship completed by Palmers' SB. & Iron Co., Ltd., Newcastle in March 1884/5 as Yard No.524 (actually completed in Febriary 1885) ON 91484
Launched as the DAVID GILLIES
Wrecked on 25 March 1885, off Jebel Teair, Red Sea (15.23N-41.09E), while on a voyage from North Shields to Bombay, with coal
MARCOBRUNNER
2,861 Deutsche Dampfs. Ges. "Hansa", Bremen, Germany
Dimensions 323.0 x 41.0 – 3-cyl triple expansion steam engine gave 8.5-knots
Cargo ship completed by Sunderland SB. Co., Ltd., Sunderland in September 1889 as Yard No.156
Wrecked on 19 October 1889, after catching fire, on Shabaley Reef, Red Sea, while on voyage from Bremen to Calcutta, with general cargo
EDENMOOR
3,107-tons W. Runciman & Co., Newcastle
Dimensions 321.5 x 41.6 – 3-cyl triple expansion steam engine
Cargo ship completed by J. Readhead & Sons, So. Shields in January 1894 as Yard No.292 ON 101849
Gutted by fire off Gebel Teir, Red Sea, on 26 November 1897, while on voyage from Batoum to Bombay with case oil; wreck sunk by HMS EDGAR as a hazard to shipping.
BARON INNERDALE
3,344-tons Hugh Hogarth, Ardrossan
Dimensions 335.0 x 43.5 – 3-cyl triple expansion steam engine
Cargo ship completed by A. Rodger & Co., Port Glasgow in May 1896 as Yard No.316
ON 105252
1898 - Hogarth Shipping Co., Ltd. (H. Hogarth, mgr.)
1902 - H. Hogarth & Sons, managers
Sunk in collision with the SS AFRICAN MONARCH on 27 October 1914, in the Red Sea, 100 miles north of Gebelteir (18.22N-39.55E), while voyaging from Port Said to Calcutta with salt
BOSNIA
7,436-tons Hamburg-Amerika Linie, Hamburg
Dimensions 485.0 x 57.4 – 3-cyl triple expansion steam engine gave 13 knots
Passenger/cargo ship completed by Palmers' SB. & Iron Co., Ltd., Newcastle in January 1899 as yard No.733
1907 - re-built by Blohm & Voss to extend passenger accomodation 9,683-grt
September 1914 – December 1918 - Imperial German Navy requisition - repair ship)
1920 - The Shipping Controller (Macvicar, Marshall & Co., Ltd., mgrs.), London - ON 144619
1922 renamed FRANGESTAN by Hadjee M. H. Nemazee, Hong Kong
1924 - Oriental Navigation Co., Ltd., Hong Kong [Nemazee]
Burnt & sank on 2 April 1924, in 18.44N-39.20E, in the Red Sea, while voyaging from Karachi & Bombay to Jeddah, Genoa & Barcelona, with cotton & pilgrims
STRAUSS
903-tons Dampfs. Ges. "Argo", Bremen
Dimensions 185.5 x 29.4 – 3-cyl triple expansion steam engine gave 10 knots
Passenger/cargo ship completed by Bremer Vulkan, Vegesack, Germany in August 1899 as Yard No.426
1919 renamed OLDENBURG II Oldenburg-Portugiesische Dampfs. Rhed., Oldenburg
1922 renamed AYAMONTE same owner
1925 - Luke Thomas & Co., London - ON 148711
1926 owned by Cowasjee, Dinshaw & Bros., London (Aden)
Sunk in collision with s/s NIRPURA. 4 Oct 1942, in the Red Sea (22.11.30N-37.24E), while voyaging from Aden to Suez (f.o.), with coke
SHEIKH BERKHUD
327-tons John Scott, Greenock
Dimensions 150.4 x 23.1 – 3-cyl triple expansion steam engine
Cargo vessel completed by Scott & Co., Greenock March 1891 as Yard No.282- ON 98302
1896 - Perim Coal Co., Ltd. (Hinton, Spalding & Co.), Greenock (London)
1923 - Bakash Mohamet (Contomichalis, Darke & Co., Ltd.), Port Sudan
1925 - Contomichalis, Darke & Co., Ltd., London
Burnt in the Red Sea, 31 October 1926, voyage from Suez to Port Sudan, benzine, etc
ADEN
3,925-tons Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company, Middlesbrough
Dimensions 366.0 x 46.1 – 3-cyl triple expansion steam engine
Passenger/cargo ship completed by Raylton Dixon & Co., Middlesbrough in January 1892 as Yard No.340 - ON 98775
Wrecked 9 June 1897 on the eastern side of Socotra (1nm NE Ras Radressa, E Socotra Island), while voyaging from Colombo to London, passengers, with general cargo & tea.
PRINS HENDRIK
2,735-tons Stoomvaart Mij. “Nederland”, Amsterdam
Dimensions 367.2 x 37.1 – 2-cyl compound steam engine
Passenger ship completed by J. Elder & Co., Glasgow in September 1874 as Yard No.177
Sunk in collision with SS HUBBUCK, on 31 October 1886 in Aden Roads, while voyaging from Batavia to Amsterdam, refloated in 1887 and sold
1888 renamed SULTAN by Visram, Ebrahim & Co., Bombay ON 53532
Foundered on 10 June 1897, 100 miles east of Socotra, while on voyage from Jeddah & Salieff to Calcutta, with salt & passengers (12)
EUPHRATE
6,876-tons Messageries Maritimes, Marseille, France
Dimensions 447.2 x 52.6 - twin 3-cyl triple expansion steam engines
Passenger/cargo ship completed by Messageries Maritimes, La Ciotat in November 1905 as Yard No.120
Stranded on a reef on the west coast of Socotra, on 11 July 1915, while voyaging from Far East to Marseille
DE GREVE
3,016-tons N.V. Koninkl. Paketvaart Mij., Batavia
Dimensions 330.2 x 47.2 – 3-cyl triple expansion
Cargo vessel completed by Blyth SB. Co., Ltd., Blyth in January 1907 as Yard No.132
1924 renamed ANGELIS CAMBITSIS by Dion. P. Cambitsis, Argostoli
1934 renamed DESPINA by Michalinos Maritime & Commercial Co., Ltd., Piraeus
ON 762
1949 owned by John Paraschos, J. M. Culucundis & partners ("Triton" United Sg. Agencies), Piraeus
Abandoned 10 July 1952 in the Red Sea about 400 miles from Suez, after an explosion and fire in No.2 hold the previous day in 25.16N-36.34E, voyaging from Calcutta to Port Said, coal, wreck found afire and aground 25 July, 20 miles from Rabagh, total loss.
SUSSEX COAST
640-tons F. H. Powell & Co., Liverpool
Dimensions 180.0 x 28.5 – aft positioned 3-cyl triple expansion
Cargo ship completed by W. Harkess & Son, Ltd., Middlesbrough in September 1907 as Yard No.170 - ON 124086
1908 renamed TRUTHFUL by Watchful SS. Co., Ltd. (F. H. Powell & Co.), Liverpool
1913 renamed WIRRAL COAST by Powell, Bacon & Hough Lines, Ltd., Liverpool
1916 renamed CLADDAGH by Limerick SS. Co., Ltd., Limerick
1917 - Claddah SS. Co., Ltd. (Henry Kater & James Robertson), Limerick (London)
1919 - s/o (City of Cork Steam Steam Packet Co., Ltd., mgrs.) (Cork)
1922 - City of Cork Steam Packet Co., Ltd., Cork
1924 renamed NERO by Ellerman's Wilson Line, Ltd., Hull
1928 renamed CRISTINA Ada Cristina Piazza in D'Arrigo (F. D'Arrigo, mgr.), Catania ON 132
1930 renamed GAGLIARDO by A. Patane & Co., Trieste ON 300
1931 renamed IMOLA by Ivo Vacchi Suzzi, Trieste
1933 renamed MARCHIGIANO by Dante Pompei, Ancona ON 62
1935 - Soc. Italiana A.T.I.L., Genoa ON 1964
Sank 13 March 1936 following explosion, off Cape Elba, Red Sea, voyaging from Genoa to Assab, with benzine
ISOLA DI LEVANZO
3,920-tons Soc. Meridionale di Trasporti Maritt., Palermo
Dimensions 339.6 x 46.3 – triple expansion steamer
Cargo vessel completed by Flli. Orlando, Livorno March 1901 - Official No. 2
1901 renamed LEVANZO Navigazione Generale Italiana, Palermo
1910 - Soc. Nazionale di Servizi Marittimi, Palermo
1913 - Soc. Marittima Italiana, Palermo / Naples
Badly damaged by mine, in November 1916, subsequently repaired - out of service until c. 1920
Ashore 14 March 1923 on Elba Reef, Red Sea, while on voyage from Genoa to Durban with general cargo & salt, broke hawser during salvage operations, 28 March 1923, drifted onto rocks and sank
AÏDA
1,428-tons Egyptian Government - Adm. of Ports & Lighthouses, Alexandria
Dimensions 246.4 x 31.9 – 3-cyl triple expansion steamer
This lightship tender was completed by Atel. & Chant. de la Loire, Nantes June 1911 as Yard No.454
1915. - Military transport
Aground 15 Sep 1957 on the Brothers Rocks (Alakhawein Island), Red Sea, total loss
SKJOLD
1,300 A/S Dampsk. Selsk. Skjold (L. H. Carl), Copenhagen
Dimensions 240.0 x 36.5 – triple expansion steamer
Cargo ship completed by Sunderland SB. Co., Ltd., Sunderland in June 1904 as Yard No.224
1918 - A/S Dampsk. Selsk. Gorm, Copenhagen
1920 - Det Forenede Dampskibs Selskab, Copenhagen
At Manchester 9 April 1940, taken over by British authorities
1940 - Ministry of Shipping / M. o. W. T. (Ellerman's Wilson Line, Ltd., mgrs.), London
ON 167557
1945 - Det Forenede Dampskibs Selskab, Copenhagen / Middelfart
1954 renamed ALEP by Cie. Syrienne des Transports Maritimes (Soc. Vve. Basile Chachaty & Cie.), Latakia
1959 renamed EL GAMIL by The United Storage, Navigation & Commercial Co., S.A.E., Suez
Foundered in the Red Sea, on 25 October 1960, 30 miles NNW of Abu Ail, while voyaging from Suez to Aden
MAIDAN
8,205-tons T. & J. Brocklebank, Ltd., Liverpool
Dimensions 500.0 x 58.2 - quadruple expansion steam engine
Cargo ship completed by Wm. Hamilton & Co., Ltd., Port Glasgow in March 1912 as Yard No.231 Official No.131421
Wrecked 10 June 1923 on Rocky Island, near St. John's Island, Red Sea, while voyafing from Calcutta to U.K., with jute & general cargo
PRINZ EITEL FRIEDRICH
1,525-tons Neue Dampfer Cie., A.G., Stettin
Dimensions 240.8 x 34.6 – triple expansion steamer
Passenger/Cargo steamer completed by Akt. Ges. "Vulcan", Stettin in May 1912 as Yard No.325
Seized Aug 1914 and taken to Reval
August 1914 renamed FERT by Imperial Russian Navy - transport
June 1915 renamed URAL s/o - minelayer, May 1920 depot for minesweepers
Recovered December 1921 and returned to owners
1922 renamed SCHLESIEN by Neue Dampfer Cie. A.G., Stettin
1923 - Stettiner Dampfer Cie. A.G.,Stettin
1925 renamed LYRA by Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab, Bergen
(WW II - Uteflåte)
1954 renamed NORA by Sivert Bakke, Bergen
1954 renamed LYRA by Adel Abdul-Wahab, Beirut
Stranded on 9 July 1958, in the Red Sea in 28.13N-33.36E, while voyaging from Jeddah to Suez, with pilgrims; ship was a total loss
ST. SAMPSON
451-tons The Admiralty, Hong Kong
Dimensions 135.0 x 29.1 – triple expansion steamer
Tug completed by Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., Hong Kong in June as Yard No.568 - Official No.142226
1921 - Shanghai Tug & Lighter Co., Ltd., Shanghai
Feb 1940 - Admiralty requisition - aux. patrol / minesweeper
Foundered in the Red Sea, 7 March 1942, while towing MV GEORGIC , Port Sudan – Bombay
DUNDRUM CASTLE
5,259-tons Union-Castle Mail Steamship Co., Ltd., London
Dimensions 400.3 x 52.3 – triple expansion steamer
Cargo ship completed by Harland & Wolff, Ltd., Greenock in December 19191 as Yard No.572 - ON 144207
Caught fire, exploded and sank, 2 April 1943, in the Red Sea (14.37N-42.23E), while voyaging from Liverpool & Aden to Suez & Alexandria, with general cargo
BRITISH LANTERN
6,897-tons The Shipping Controller (British Tanker Co., Ltd., mgrs.), London
Dimensions 430.1 x 57.0 – aft positioned 3-cyl triple expansion steamer
Tanker completed by Workman, Clark & Co., Ltd., Belfast in August 1918 as Yard No.424 - ON 142604
1922 - The Admiralty (s/m)
1937 renamed OLIGARCH s/o - Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Torpedoed by U 453, on 1 July 1943, in the Eastern Mediterranean (32.57N-21.10E), partially repaired and used as a tank storage hulk, scuttled on 14 April 1946 in the Red Sea with surplus munitions
SYLT
1,765-tons Imperial German Navy
Dimensions 262.1 x 37.4 – aft positioned twin 3-cyl triple expansion steam tanker
Tanker completed by Reiherstiegwerft, Hamburg in 1916 as Yard No.493
1919 renamed NIOBE by Royal Italian Navy
1923 - Consorzio Utenti Nafta, Genoa
1925 - Soc. Nazionale Olii Minerali, Genoa
1929 - Royal Italian Navy (op. by Azienda Generale Italiana Petroli), Genoa
Scuttled 15 April 1941 off Mocra Island, Red Sea, during the evacuation of Massawa
LAEISZ
5,157-tons Deutsch-Austral. Dampfs. Ges., Hamburg
Dimensions 388.0 x 47.6 – 3-cyl triple expansion steamer
Cargo ship completed by Flensburger Schiffbau Ges., Flensburg in June 1901 as Yard No.205
Struck a rock and foundered in the Red Sea (22.36N-36.32E), 16 March 1908, whilw on voyage from Sydney to Antwerp & Hamburg, with general cargo
NUMIDIA
6,399-tons Anchor Line (Henderson Bros.), Ltd., Glasgow
Dimensions 450.8 x 55.2 – 3-cyl triple expansion steamer
Cargo ship completed by D. & W. Henderson & Co., Glasgow in February 1901 as Yard No.419 - ON 113942
Wrecked 26 July 1901, on Northern Brothers Island, Red Sea, while on voyage from the Clyde & Liverpool to Calcutta
EUWARRA
3,349-tons Commonwealth Government Line of Steamers, Newcastle, N.S.W.
Dimensions 331.0 x 47.9 – 3-cyl triple expansion steamer
Cargo ship completed by Poole & Steel, Ltd., Port Adelaide in June 1922 as Yard No.2 – Official No.128793
1923 renamed IRON KNOB by Broken Hill Proprietary Co., Ltd., Newcastle, N.S.W.
1955 renamed CLARISSE by Panaiotis Vrangos, Panama (Piraeus)
Sprang a leak, foundered, 15 July 1957, in the Indian Ocean, south of Socotra (08.04N-54.10E), while voyaging from Mormugao to Trieste, iron ore
QUARRINGTON COURT
6,900-tons United British SS. Co., Ltd. (Haldin & Co., Ltd.), London
Dimensions 420.0 x 56.5 – 3-cyl triple expansion steamer
Cargo ship completed by Northumberland SB. Co. (1927), Ltd., Newcastle in November 1928 as Yard No.406 - ON 160614
1930 - s/o (Haldin & Philipps, Ltd., mgr.)
1936 - Court Line, Ltd. - s/o
Foundered 7 Dec 1937, 25 miles from Shadwan Island, Red Sea, while on voyage from Calcutta to Charleston & Baltimore, ore & gunnies
ARABIA
7,025-tons Societa Marittima Italiana, Genoa
Dimensions 436.7 x 55.5 – diesel motor
Cargo ship completed by Cantiere San Rocco, S.A., Trieste in November 1926/27 as Yard No.747 – Official No.1415
1932 - Lloyd Triestino, Genoa
1937 - Lloyd Triestino Soc. Anon. di Nav., Venice - ON 304
Scuttled at Massawa, 4 April 1941, refloated 1942 by British salvors
1942 - ARABIA II Ministry of War Transport, London - naval coal hulk - ON 168265
Wrecked on 29.8.43 in the Red Sea (per Colledge), per LQR 3.42 (location not given)
PARVATI
1,542-tons Bombay Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., Bombay
Dimensions 250.0 x 38.0 – 3-cyl triple expansion steamer
Passenger ship completed by Grangemouth Dockyard Co., Grangemouth in November 1926/27 as Yard No.413 - ON 153808
1939 - Royal Indian Navy requisition - aux. patrol service
Mined and sunk on 30 April 1941, in 13.11N-42.54E (Red Sea, off Assab)
TAIWAN
5,502-tons A/S Den Norske Afrika og Australielinie (Wilh. Wilhelmsen), Tønsberg
Dimensions 426.8 x 55.2 – twin screw motor vessel
Cargo ship completed by Deutsche Werft A.G., Hamburg in July 1924 as Yard No.64
1934 - Wilh. Wilhelmsen, Tønsberg
(WW II - Hjemmeflåte
Stranded on 14 March 1950 on Rocky Islet, near St. John's Island, Red Sea (23.34N-36.15E), while on voyage fro Basrah to Göteborg, with grain & general cargo; re-floated next day, but had to be abandoned in 23.44N-35.50E and presumed sunk.
BERTRAM RICKMERS
4,188-tons Rickmers Linie A.G., Hamburg
Dimensions 367.8 x 49.7 – 3-cyl triple expansion steamer
Cargo vessel completed by Norddeutsche Werft m.b.H., Geestemünde in April 1923 as Yard No.192
1931 - Rickmers Rhederei A.G., Hamburg
Intercepted by HMS KANDAHAR, 30 March 1941, in the Red Sea off Gondurmat, while attempting to escape from Massawa; scuttled by crew to avoid capture.
SCALARIA
5,683-tons Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co., Ltd., London
Dimensions 411.5 x 53.4 – aft positioned 3-cyl triple expansion steamer
Steam tanker completed by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson, Ltd., Newcastle in September 1921 as Yard No.1173 – Official No.146132
Torpedoed and bombed by German aircraft, sank 19 October 1942, off Ras Gharib, Red Sea, while on voyage with dirty oil
ROLF JARL
1,917 Det Nordenfjeldske Dampskibsselskab, Trondheim
Dimensions 265.6 x 42.1 – 3-cylinder triple expansion steamer
Ccargo vessel completed by Trondhjems Mek. Verks., Trondheim as Yard No.174 in October 1920
(WW II - Uteflåte
1950 renamed MARIA SCHRÖDER by Reed. Richard Schröder, Hamburg
Stranded on 11 April 1956, in the Red Sea off the Sinai Coast, in 28.10N-34.30E, while on voyage from Aqaba to Abu Zenima, in ballast
SPAARNE
1,336-tons P. A. van Es & Co., Rotterdam
Dimensions 222.0 x 34.5 – 3-cyl triple expansion steamer
Cargo ship completed by N. V. Haarlem Schps. Mij., Haarlem June 1920 as Yard No.56
1923 renamed VILLE DE BASTIA by Cie. Française des Extraits Tinctoriaux et Tennants, Havre
1951 owned by Comptoir Général de Transports, Havre
1955 renamed PANDELIS G. by Soc. Maritime de la Méditerranée Orientale, Piraeus ON 1277
1956 owned by B. Coutzoukos, P. Lapatas & partners, Piraeus
1958 renamed NEFELI s/o
Sprang a leak and sank in the Red Sea, near Hurghada on 2 May 1958, while on voyage from Piraeus to Jeddah, with general cargo
FOLMINA
1,163-tons N.V. Holland Gulf Stoomvaart Mij. (J. De Poorter), Rotterdam
Dimensions 229.9 x 34.2 – aft positioned 3-cyl triple expansion steamer
Cargo ship completed by Schpwf. & Mchfbrk. "de Liesbosch", Jutphaas in October 1920 as Yard No.2
1923 renamed WAYFIELD by Paragon SS. Co., Ltd. (H. Bodger), Hull ON 145509
1928 - s/o (E. Hawkins, the manager)
1932 renamed ALBERONI by Raffaele Turchi, Ravenna ON 16
Sunk, believed lost by explosion on 23 April 1937, in the Red Sea, while on voyage from Derna to Massawa, with explosives
TAI KOO
688-tons Taikoo Dockyard & Eng. Co. of Hong Kong, Ltd., Hong Kong
Dimensions 156.0 x 35.0 – twin 3-cyl triple expansion steamer
Steam salvage tug completed by Taikoo Dock & Eng. Co. of Hong Kong, Ltd., Hong Kong in 1937 as Yard No.271 – Official No.159470
Mined and sunk, 12 September 1941, in the Red Sea, in about 16.45N-40.05E, while on voyage from Aden to Massowah
JUTTA
1,549-tons A/S Dampsk. Selsk. Vesterhavet (J. Lauritzen), Esbjerg
Dimensions 290.0 x 39.7
Cargo vessel completed by Helsingørs Jernskibsvft. & Maskinbyg., Helsingør in June 1934 as Yard No.218
Arrived Portland, Maine on 12 April 1940, detained from March 1941, requisitioned on 16 June 1941
1941 renamed KINGMAN by U. S. Maritime Commission / War Shipping Administration (Marine Operating Co., Inc., mgrs.), Panama
January 1942 - s/o (Marine Transport Lines, Inc., mgrs.)
November 1942 - s/o (Wessel, Duval & Co., Inc., mgrs.)
April 1944 - s/o (Danish Ship Operating Corp., mgrs.)
May 1946 renamed JUTTA DAN by Rederiet A/S Ocean (J. Lauritzen, mgr.), Esbjerg
1956 renamed OLAV ASBJØRN by Olav Line A/S (Ole Lauritzen), Copenhagen
1961 renamed ELVIRA by Red Sea Lines, S.A., Panama [Ubaldo Gennari fu Torquato & Co., Pesaro]
Stranded on 28 July 1968 of Zuqar Island, in 14.04N-42.44E, voy. Jeddah - Berbera, refloated on 7 August 1968, CTL, sold
1969 renamed NABILAH by Ahmed Abdulla El-Aghil, Panama
1970 renamed ARWA by Yemen Shipping Development Co., Hodeidah
Sunk late October 1973 by Israeli gunfire at Adabiyah, Suez Bay
DIANA
1,921-tons Rederi A/B Diana (Tore Ulff), Stockholm
Dimensions 277' 7 x 41' 0 – aft engined motor vessel Motor Cargo ship completed by A/B Lindholmens Varv, Göteborg in March 1946 as Yard No.989 ON 8758 1961 renamed ALTAIR III by Cia. Naviera Paoliana S.A., Panama [Roberto Andalo, Naples]
1962 - Cia. Naviera Alto Apure, S.A., Beirut [ditto.] 1964 renamed CETI by Atlanticmar S.A., Panama [ditto.]
1969 renamed PAOLA by Orquidea Shipping Co., Panama [Italmare Soc. di Nav., Piano di Sorrento] 1971 renamed PYLIASTRON by Pyliastron Cia. Naviera S.A., Panama [Elias G. Spanos, Piraeus] 1974 renamed LAS MINAS by S. Rokopoulos Shipping Co., Ltd., Famagusta [S. Rokopulos] ON 367426 1975 owned by Venzak Maritime Co., Ltd., Limassol [Ventouris Bros.] Sank on 27 December 1977, off the Egyptian Coast of the Red Sea, while voyaging from Chalkis, Eubeoa to Saleef, with cement
NANTES
999-tons Soc. Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français, Dieppe
Dimensions 237' 8 x 34' 7 – aft twin screw motor vessel
Cargo vessel completed by Chant. de Normandie, Grand Quevilly in June 1946 1966 remaned LASSI II by Othon J. Metaxas, Piraeus ON 2916 1967 renamed ENY by Penjdy Cia. Naviera, S.A., Panama [Peter Yassemis, Jeddah]
Stranded on 11 March 1969 on Na'man Island, Red Sea, while on voyage from Jeddah to Suez, in ballast
HORNFELS
4033-tons Horn Linie GmbH -GE
Motor Cargo ship completed by Deutsche Werft; Hamburg as Yard No. 630 in 1951
Dimensions 432ft by 56ft
1969 renamed OSSAM (Ossam Sg. Co. Ltd. -CY)
1971 renamed STAR OF SHADDIA (s/o)
Wrecked 35m S of Zubair Island in the Red Sea on 26 January 1974 at 15.02’N 42.11’E
AYRSHIRE
9424-tons Clan Line Steamers Ltd – BR
Completed by Greenock Dock Yard: Greenock as Yard No.488 - ON 11230
Dimensions 535ft – 69ft beam – steam turbine
Wrecked at Abd Al Kuri (near Socotra Island) on 23 March 1965
Refloated on 26 April but grounded again at once; total loss
KINRYU MARU
5909-tons Taiheiyo Kisen K.K. – JA
Cargo vessel completed by Sasebo Sempaku : Sasebo as Yard No.126 in 1958
Dimensions 125.8m by 16.9m – motor cargo ship
1971 renamed LATONIA (Lacolina Sg Inc – SR)
1975 renamed GOLDEN VICTORY (Golden Diamond Sg S.A. – PA)
Foundered east of Socotra at 10.18N 59.20E on 16 June 1978
SHIQMA
5836-tons Zim Israel Nav Co Ltd – IS
Completed by Stulcken Sohn, Hamburg as Yard No.895
Dimensions 127.4m by 17.9m – motor cargo vessel
1974 renamed PINE (Hariz Tankers Corp – LI)
1975 renamed SHIQMA (Zim Israel Navigation Co Ltd – IS) – converted to CC
Foundered Red Sea at 18.28N 39.23E on 25 May 1981
Cheers Ron
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